Other ID: NBP-1103
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
Affiliate Investigator(s): Laura Robinson, WHOI and Bristol University UK
Information Specialist(s): Kathryn Scanlon Catanach
Data Type(s): Environmental Data: CTD, Imagery: Photo, Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Biology, Sampling: Geology, Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler, Sonar: Multibeam
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Collect multibeam bathymetry and seafloor photos to map and characterize possible cold-water coral habitats in the Drake Passage area. Fossil and live corals will be collected by dredge and trawl for paleoclimate and biologic studies. All data will be archived at WHOI and will be the responsiblity of Principal Investigator Dr. Laura Robinson. USGS (Scanlon) will have access to data for collaborative studies.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Punta Arenas, Chile
End Port/Location: Punta Arenas, Chile
Start Date: 2011-05-09
End Date: 2011-06-11
Equipment Used: CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl, GPS (wh), Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R, Trawl, Gravity corer, Camera- deep sea, Simrad EM120
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis;Grain size analysis;Bathymetric maps;
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Multibeam data, biological samples, fossil coral samples, rock samples, and photographic data were collected from sites in the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic Peninsula. Sites ranged from shelf edge to deep ocean and included the following areas: Burdwood Bank, Shackleton Fracture Zone, West Antarctic Peninsula Shelf, Interim Seamount, Sars Seamount, and Cape Horn Shelf. In addition, 6 CTDs and 6 sediment cores were collected. Data collection on this cruise adds to the field work begun on NBP-0805 (2008-004-FA)cruise in 2008.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Laura Robinson
WHOI / Bristol University UK
Rhian Waller
University of Maine
Tina Van de Flierdt
Imperial College UK
Ben Pietro
WHOI
Marshall Swartz
WHOI
Mercer Brugler
American Museum of Natural History
Kais Mohamed Falcon
WHOI
Kate Hendry
WHOI
Michelle Taylor
Oxford University UK
Mariana Escolar
CONICET
Argentina
Andrea Burke
WHOI
David Case
Caltech
Suzanne Jennions
University of Bristol UK
Dr. Eric Pante
University of Louisiana
Christopher Roy
University of Maine
Shannon Hoy
College of Charleston
Andrew Margolin
University of Colorado
John Swartz
Pittsburg University
Sebastian Velez
University of Maine
Notes: No data archived at USGS. All data will be archived at WHOI and will be the responsiblity of Principal Investigator Dr. Laura Robinson. USGS (Scanlon) will have access to data for collaborative studies.
Project = Drake Passage Habitats,
Location:
Drake Passage, Chile, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: -52.48278 | South: -65.51296 | West: -79.1016 | East: -49.21875 |
Platform(s):
 Nathaniel B Palmer |
Hoy, S., and Scanlon, K.M, 2012, New Exploratory Multibeam Data in the Drake Passage [abs.]: , 2012 AGU Ocean Sciences Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT, February 20-24, 2012.
Scanlon, K.M., Waller, R.G., Hoy, S., and Robinson, L.F., 2012, Multibeam bathymetry maps of cold-water coral reef hot spots in the Drake Passage [abs.]: , GeoHab 2012.
Waller, R.G., Robinson, L.F., and Scanlon, K.M., 2012, Southern Ocean Corals: Surprising diversity and abundance [abs.]: , 5th International Deep-Sea Coral Symposium. Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 1-7, 2012.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| CTD 19+ with OBS, PAR, DO, Chl | --- | CTD | |
| GPS (wh) | --- | Navigation | |
| Knudsen echo sounder 320B/R | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler | |
| Trawl | --- | Biology | |
| Gravity corer | --- | Geology | |
| Camera- deep sea | --- | Photo | |
| Simrad EM120 | --- | Multibeam |
