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Field Activity Details for field activity F0113MC

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AKA: none

Other ID: F-01-13-MC

Status: Completed

Organization(s): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Florida State University, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Atlantic Canyons (BA09FFV)

Principal Investigator(s): Nancy Prouty

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Olivia Cheriton, Nancy Prouty

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Time Series: Mooring (physical oceanography)

Scientific Purpose/Goals: mooring recovery of deep sea mooring sediment trap

Vehicle(s):

Start Port/Location: Charleston, SC

End Port/Location: Charleston, SC

Start Date: 2013-08-21

End Date: 2013-08-28

Equipment Used: tripod, samples

Information to be Derived: sediment transport in deep sea coral communities of the Mid-Atlantic region

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Olivia Cheriton

Affiliate Staff:

Notes: Mooring recovery of deep sea mooring sediment trap

Staff information imported from InfoBank
Olivia Cheriton
Jonathan Borden

Location:

Mid Atlantic Canyons (Norfolk and Baltimore Canyons)

Boundaries
North: 41.75 South: 34.25 West: -77.25 East: -65.25

Platform(s):

photo of Nancy Foster
Nancy Foster

Publications

Prouty, N.G., Mienis, F., Campbell, P.L., and Roark, E.B., 2017, Sediment trap and water column chemistry, Baltimore Canyon, U.S. Mid-Atlantic Bight: U.S. Geological Survey data release.

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
tripod --- Mooring (physical oceanography)
samples --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology

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