Field Activity 1992-026-FA

Identifier 1992-026-FA
Alternate names W10-92
Purpose Recover tripod #400 and moorings #401 and 402, and deploy tripod #407 and surface mooring and near surface current meter #408 at LNB Boston. Collect sediment samples with hydraulically damped corer and Van Veen grab sampler.
Location Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary Moorings recovered: 3 (#400 and 401, both deployed FA 92008 WHITE HEATH Jun. 2, 1992, and #402 deployed FA 92032 WHITE HEATH Jun. 15-16, 1992). Moorings deployed: 2 (#407 and 408, both recovered FA 93002 WHITE HEATH Feb. 17-18, 1993; part of #408 recovered FA 93003 ASTERIAS Feb. 25-26, 1993).
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments Information derived from pre-field activity report and mooring log. Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, Beth Gier, Joan Brazier, Marinna Martini, Carol Parmenter, Craig Peters, Richard Rendigs, William Strahle. Information from Foghorn: hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen grab sampler, time-series sediment trap/suspended matter sampler, 8 tube traps, 1 Anderson trap;
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Platform
White Heath
Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.
Itinerary
Start Boston, MA 1992-10-20
End Boston, MA 1992-10-21
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.8
East -70.75
North 42.4
South 42.3

Personnel

Organization
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
Brazier, Joan
Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Beth Gier, Craig Peters; MWRA - Wendy Smith?, Peter Ralston

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:400,401,402; DEP:407,408;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description 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)
Camera- deep sea Photo 1
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1992-026-FA-PH-001 Camera- deep sea film collection of TRIPOD 407; 19921020-19930218 Nancy K. Soderberg
1992-026-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Western Mass Bay mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity