Field Activity 2004-042-FA

Identifier 2004-042-FA
Alternate names OC406-2
Purpose Deploy bottom tripod and guard buoys for EuroSTRATAFORM experiment.
Location Golfe du Lyon, France, Mediterranean Sea, Europe;
Summary Extensive Chirp subottom lines collected by Mike Field. Tripods deployed for Spanish and Univ. of Washington co-investigators. Problems with French clearance meant USGS tripod was not deployed and returned to U.S. on OCEANUS.
Comments First of three-leg deployment. Three USGS scientific parties on various legs (Field and Lee are PIs on other projects). This covers only work from Woods Hole, with Sherwood as PI. Original Center People field contained: Chris Sherwood, Scientist; Jon Borden (mobilization in Woods Hole); Marinna Martini (mobilization in Woods Hole); Steve Ruane (mobilization in Woods Hole). Project = EuroSTRATAFORM - Gulf of Lions, EuroSTRATAFORM - Gulf of Lions
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Platform
Oceanus
Length 177 feet; beam 33 feet; draft 17.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Port la Nouvelle, France 2004-09-23
End Port la Nouvelle, France 2004-10-01
Days in the field 10
Bounds
West 3
East 5
North 43.66667
South 42

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Christopher R Sherwood
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
Ruane, Stephen
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Chuck Nittrouer, University of Washington
Affiliate staff Joanne Ferreira (USGS-Menlo Park), Technician; Chuck Nittrouer, Univ. of Washington, Project Chief Scientist; Mike Field, USGS, Project PI; Homa Lee, USGS, Project PI

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Environmental Data, Time Series
Data type: Navigation, CTD, Temperature, Mooring (physical oceanography), Current

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)
Temperature and salinity CTD, Temperature (no data reported)
Pressure Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)
Turbidity Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)
Current Mooring (physical oceanography) (no data reported)
ADCP Current (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity