1992-002-FA (CMHRP activity #1184)

Field Activity 1992-002-FA

Identifier

1992-002-FA

Alternate names

W8-92

Purpose

Continuation of tests of DGPS navigation systems. Recover and redeploy an instrumented tripod, a surface mooring, and a near surface current meter. Sediment samples collected with hydraulically damped gravity corer and Van Veen grab sampler.

Location

Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,

Summary

Moorings recovered: 1 (#390 deployed FA 91036 WHITE HEATH Oct. 16-17, 1991). Moorings deployed: 2 (#396 and 397 recovered FA 92008 WHITE HEATH Jun. 2-4, 1992).

Comments

Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, Adam Brown, Marilyn ten Brink, Susie Carter (alternate), Marinna Martini, Carol Parmenter, Rick Rendigs, Bill Strahle. Information from Foghorn: Damped corer, Van Veen Grab sampler, time-series sediment trap, 8 tube traps, 1 Anderson trap, Boston Harbor LNB: 42d22.6035 N, 70d46.991 W. Subsurface Mooring 3902 (VMCM, SeaCat).;

URL

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/07/awards.html

Related activities

1991-036-FA: Deployment-recovery

1992-008-FA: Deployment-recovery

Platform

White Heath

Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1992-02-11
End	Boston, MA	1992-02-12
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.6536
East	-69.90601
North	42.39818
South	42.08192

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Michael Bothner

Crew members

Michael Bothner	Scientist, Staff
Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Brown, Adam	Scientist, Staff
Carter, Susan	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Marilyn ten Brink	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Wendy Smith - MWRA?

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Sampling, Time Series
Data type:	Navigation, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV:390; DEP:396,397;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Slow corer	Geology	(no data reported)
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	(no data reported)
Sediment traps	Geology	(no data reported)
Bottom platform	Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1992-002-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Western Mass Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery