Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s): Bradford Butman
Affiliate Investigator(s):
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Seismics: Sub Bottom Profiler
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Conduct a hydrographic survey of western Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor following a period of record rainfall and stream runoff.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
End Port/Location: Woods Hole, MA
Start Date: 1987-04-15
End Date: 1987-04-17
Equipment Used: 3.5 kHz
Information to be Derived: Samples and chemical analysis; Hydrographic survey, numerous samples taken.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: Hydrographic survey completed.
Staff: Michael Bothner, Bradford Butman, John Larson
Affiliate Staff:
Notes: Following heavy rains in early April, the streamflow on the Merrimack River reached 35-year flood levels, and 20-year flood levels on the Charles River. The hydrographic measurements will be used to interpret current observations made in Massachusetts Bay during this period of intense runoff.
Location:
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Boundaries | |||
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North: 42.52139 | South: 41.80944 | West: -71.05 | East: -70.38333 |
Platform(s):
Mary Louise |
Title | Survey Equipment | Description |
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Cruise report | (document not focused on specific equipment) | Chief Scientist's report including personnel, daily narrative, tabulated information, list of hydrographic stations and location, and trackmap. |
Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
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3.5 kHz | --- | Sub Bottom Profiler |