PhOG, School of Marine Science, University of Maine GoMOOS Buoy Cruise GM031021
Physical Oceanography Group
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine




GM031021 Cruise:

Six GoMOOS moorings were serviced on the R/V Connecticut from 6-11 October 2003. The R/V Connecticut departed Groton, Connecticut early on 6 October and arrived in at the Gloucester Public Fish Pier on 6 October at 1200 local. Moorings M0104, L0104, and E0107 were loaded onto the vessel and the ship then transited to mooring M0103 in the Jordan Basin to begin recovery operations. After M0103 was recovered and M0104 was deployed, the ship transited to L0103 to turn around the mooring at that site. When operations at L were completed, the ship transited to site E for mooring operations on 9 October 2003. The ship then recovered C0203 before docking in Portland, offloaded all recovered moorings and loaded new moorings C0204, B0105, and A0107. Loading operations were completed early on 10 October, and the ship departed Portland at 0600 local on 10 October. The new mooring C0204 was deployed, followed by the turnaround of the mooring at site B during the afternoon of 10 October. Mooring A0106 was recovered later that night and the new mooring A0107 was deployed the following morning of 11 October. A two-hour test of current meters was completed and the ship returned to Gloucester at 1200 local on 11 October. Equipment was offloaded by 1430 local for the return to the University of Maine.

In addition to mooring operations, underway data were logged including the near-surface shipboard SBE-45 (temperature and salinity), and the ADCP current profiler mounted in the hull of the vessel. CTD casts were taken at each mooring site to a depth approximately 5 meters above the bottom, using the Seabird 9/11+ CTD system provided by the ship.

Mooring Operations:

A list of the moorings recovered are shown in the table below:

LocationMooring IDDate/Time (UTC)LatitudeLongitudeWater Depth (m)
Jordan BasinM01032003-10-07 16:5043° 29.38´N067° 52.89´W285
Scotian ShelfL01032003-10-08 13:1543° 37.50´N066° 33.27´W98
Central Maine ShelfE01062003-10-09 11:2043° 42.89´N069° 21.47´W100
Casco BayC02032003-10-09 22:4543° 34.17´N070° 3.30´W46
Western Maine ShelfB01042003-10-10 16:3943° 10.84´N070° 25.67´W62
Massachusetts BayA01062003-10-11 00:5042° 31.66´N070° 33.99´W65


A list of the moorings deployed are shown in the table below:

LocationMooring IDDate/Time (UTC)LatitudeLongitudeWater Depth (m)
Jordan BasinM01042003-10-07 23:1543° 29.38´N067° 52.89´W285
Scotian ShelfL01042003-10-08 18:1443° 37.50´N066° 33.27´W98
Central Maine CoastE01072003-10-09 18:0543° 42.89´N069° 21.47´W100
Casco BayC02042003-10-10 12:2343° 34.17´N070° 3.30´W46
Western Maine ShelfB01052003-10-10 19:4643° 10.84´N070° 25.67´W62
Massachusetts BayA01072003-10-11 11:4242° 31.39´N070° 33.94´W65


CTD Profiles:

SiteCastLatitudeLongitudeDateTime (UTC)Cast Depth (m)
L143 37.41N66 32.85W08 October 20031850110
M243 29.66N67 32.61W09 October 20030230286
E343 42.83N69 21.39W09 October 20031346 99
C443 34.22N70 03.24W10 October 20031235 55
B543 10.88N70 25.58W10 October 20031816 67
A642 31.30N70 34.12W11 October 20031155 63


Personnel:
Acknowledgements:

We are indebted to Captain D.Nelson and the entire crew of the R/V Connecticut for their help in making this a successful and enjoyable cruise, thanks! We also appreciate the assistance of the Gloucester (Ray Shaw) and Portland (Ben Snow) Port Authorities, as well as the Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans (Connie Farr) for their help with clearances to service mooring L off Yarmouth.


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