Collect hydrographic and suspended matter data on Georges Bank and continental shelf areas off the New England and Middle Atlantic States. This is an ongoing study to determine the seasonal distribution and composition of suspended matter along the eastern seaboard. Additional cruise objectives were the deployment and recovery of three moorings with attached current meters and sediment traps. Sediment samples were collected at three locations with a grab sampler and with a hydrostatically damped gravity corer.
Location
Georges Bank, Mud Patch, Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Massachusetts, New Jersey, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Grain size analysis; Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner - Ch. Sci.; William Doonan, Wayne Ferrebee, Peter Johnson, John McClane, Carol Parmenter, Lawrence Poppe, Richard Rendigs, Nora Thom.
Project = North and Middle Atlantic OCS Environmental Assessment, North and Middle Atlantic OCS Environmental Assessment
Information from Foghorn: Rosette multi-bottle array;Montedoro Whitney transmissometer with nephelometer;Neil Brown CTD with dissolved oxygen sensor;Esterline-Angus recorders for deck readouts;Turner 110 Fluorometer;Hydrostatically damped gravity corer;Van Veen grab sampler;current meter (VACM);Acoustic release (AMF);
William Doonan, John McClane, Nora Thom; Andrew Eliason - Eliason Data Services; Dave Strimaitis - Energy Resources Co.; Jack Becktold, Frank O'Hara - Texas A&M University; Pat Collins - WHOI
Data types and categories
Data category:
Environmental Data, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics, Time Series
