Area of Operations: Georges Bank, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: December 04, 1975 to December 06, 1975
Chief scientist: Brad Butman
John Vermersch - MIT
Objectives: Replace instruments on moorings GBK2 and GBK3 and inspect mooring hardware.
Type of Activity: Mooring work;
Information to be derived: Time series data;
Summary: Replaced VACM (102) on GBK2; 1/2 in. chain showed no wear since deployment in September from USCGC HORNBEAM. Attempted to recover mooring GBK3 at the same site, but high swells strained hauling equipment so recovery attempt was aborted. Mooring was redeployed at its original position (40d51minN, 67d25minW).
Contact: Brad Butman (bbutman@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier W-3-75-GK. Visit this site for more information.
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