This cruise will be the fifth in the two year program jointly funded by the USGS and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The U.S. Coast Guard is generously providing ship time and at-sea support. The objective of the program is to conduct long-term monitoring of currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay.
Location
Western Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
Moorings recovered: 2 (#358 and 359, both deployed FA 90041 WHITE HEATH Oct. 23-24, 1990). Moorings deployed: 2 (#374 and 375, both recovered FA 91016 WHITE HEATH June 11-12, 1991).
Comments
Information derived from pre-cruise report and mooring log; no post-cruise information was available.
Information from Foghorn: Mooring gear,the hydraulically damped corer, a teflon coated Van Veen grab sampler, and a box core will be used to collect bottom sediments. Currents and sediment transport measurements will be made with Butmans upgraded moored equipment. A time-series sediment trap and a remotely operated suspended matter sampler (both made by Mclean Associates) will be deployed on the subsurface mooring. Eight tube traps and 1 Anderson trap will be attached to the moorings. LORAN-C navigation and triangulation from known points on land will be provided by the WHITE HEATH.;
