Field Activity Details for field activity 2001-066-FA

Other ID: IB C-1-01-LI

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s):

Principal Investigator(s): Ellen Mecray

Affiliate Investigator(s): Marilyn ten Brink (USGS), Joop Varekamp (Wesleyan), Ellen Thomas (Wesleyan)

Information Specialist(s): Ellen Mecray, Nancy K. Soderberg

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sediment coring for longer cores to be used for metals and foram analysis. Sediment grabs for examining most recent sedimentation. Water sampling for hydrographic surveying (salinity, temperature, surface and deep water sample collection).

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Start Port/Location: Avery Point, CT

End Port/Location: Avery Point, CT

Start Date: 2001-10-30

End Date: 2001-11-02

Equipment Used: Gravity corer, Van Veen grab sampler, DGPS

Information to be Derived:

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Staff: Robert Barton, Sarah Kelsey, David Mason, Ellen Mecray, Joel Moore, Joseph S. Newell, Kenneth F. Parolski, Richard Rendigs, Michael Casso

Affiliate Staff:
Taras Gapotchenko (Wesleyan) and Festo Lugolobi (Wesleyan)

Notes: Original Center People field contained: Mob crew: Joe Newell (transport and rigging), Rick Rendigs (coring expertise), Ken Parolski (coring expertise), Bob Barton (core barrel cutting). Science party: Ellen Mecray, Joel Moore (ECO), Sarah Jablonski (ECO), Michael Casso (EnviroTemps), Dave Mason.
Project = New York Bight and Long Island Sound Studies, New York Bight and Long Island Sound Studies

Location:

Long Island Sound, Connecticut, New York, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

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