Dataset: BOWLS Moorings

Name: Metadata describing mooring deployment and recovery from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project)
Published: 2015-09-24
Keywords: oceans

Cite This Dataset

DOI:10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.568713.1

Spatial Extent: N:47.9577 E:-125.17063 S:43.8784 W:-127.59288

Temporal Extent: 2013-04-05 - 2014-06-27

Project:

Biodiversity, connectivity and ecosystem function in organic-rich whale-bone and wood-fall habitats in the deep sea (BOWLS)

Chief Scientist:

Craig R. Smith (University of Hawaii at Manoa, SOEST)

Co-Chief Scientist:

Kenneth M. Halanych (Auburn University)

BCO-DMO Data Manager:

Shannon Rauch (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, WHOI BCO-DMO)

Version:

Version Date:

2015-09-24

Restricted:

Validated:

Yes

Current State:

Final no updates expected

Data URL:

https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/568713/data

Metadata describing mooring deployment and recovery from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project)

Abstract:

Metadata describing mooring deployment and recovery from R/V Oceanus cruises OC1304A and OC1406B off the Coast of Oregon from 2013-2014 (BOWLS project)

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Archival Copy

Version Date	Archive	Persistent Identifier	Date Assigned
2015-09-24	Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library (MBLWHOI DLA)	10.26008/1912/bco-dmo.568713.1	2021-01-14

Description

Locations of BOWLS moorings and dates of deployment and recovery.

Acquisition Description

The investigators deployed four free-vehicle Bone-Wood Landers (BOWLs) as moorings that (1) sink autonomously to the deep-sea floor, (2) expose 9 controlled experimental substrates of whale bone, wood, or inert materials at the seafloor for months to years, and (3) upon acoustic command, enclose each experimental substrate in a sealed 500-micrometer mesh bag and returns to the ocean surface. This new BOWL technology allows controlled quantitative study of biotic colonization, biodiversity, ecosystem function and connectivity for bone, wood and other experimental substrates in the deep sea at relatively low fabrication and ship-time costs.

See a PDF image of the mooring deployment sites.

Supplemental Files

Name	File Type	Size
BOWL mooring deployment locations map filename: NE_Pacific_Bone-wood_lander_deployment_sites.pdf Location of BOWL mooring deployments, recovered after ~15 month during cruise OC1406B	Portable Document Format (.pdf)	175.16 KB

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Funding Sources

Funding Source	Award Number
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1155703
NSF Division of Ocean Sciences	OCE-1155188

Deployments

Deployment	Synonyms	Start Date	Platform	Investigator
CRS-1464		2013-04-05	CRS-1464	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1467		2013-04-06	CRS-1467	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1471		2013-04-08	CRS-1471	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
CRS-1472		2013-04-09	CRS-1472	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
OC1304A	BOWLS Cruise 1	2013-04-03	R/V Oceanus	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info
OC1406B	BOWLS Cruise 2	2014-06-22	R/V Oceanus	Craig R. Smith (Chief Scientist) Kenneth M. Halanych (Co-Chief Scientist)	data info

Instruments

None available yet

Parameters

Supplied Name	Supplied description	Supplied Units	Standard Name
mooring	Mooring ID number.	dimensionless	mooring
date_deployed	Date of mooring deployment.	mm/dd/yyyy	date_start
date_recovered	Date mooring was recovered.	mm/dd/yyyy	date_end
lat	Latitude of mooring.	decimal degrees	lat
lon	Longitude of mooring.	decimal degrees	lon
depth	Depth of water at mooring location.	meters	depth
cruise_deploy	ID of cruise during which moorings were deployed.	dimensionless	cruise_id
cruise_recover	ID of cruise during which moorings were recovered.	dimensionless	cruise_id

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Dataset: BOWLS Moorings