1993-011-FA (CMHRP activity #1232)

Field Activity 1993-011-FA

Identifier

1993-011-FA

Alternate names

W12-93

Purpose

Recover moorings #413 and 414 and deploy moorings #420 and 421 at LNB Boston, sampling and subsampling.

Location

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

Summary

Moorings recovered: 2 (#413 and 414 deployed FA 93031 WHITE HEATH Feb. 25-26, 1993). Moorings deployed: 2 (#420 and 421 recovered WHITE HEATH FA 93024 Oct. 5-6, 1993).

Info derived

Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;

Comments

Original Center People field contained: K. Caylor, Marinna Martini, S. O'Neill, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, Susan Aach, William Strahle. Information from Foghorn: hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen grab sampler, moorings, time-series sediment trap, 8 tube traps, 1 Anderson trap;

URL

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

Platform

White Heath

Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1993-06-14
End	Boston, MA	1993-06-15
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.8
East	-70.75
North	42.4
South	42.35

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

Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Aach, Susan	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

K. Caylor, S. O'Neill; P. Ralston, Wendy Leo - MWRA

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:413,414; DEP:420,421;

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1993-011-FA-PH-001	Camera- deep sea	film collection of TRIPOD 420; 19930615-19931006	Nancy K. Soderberg
1993-011-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Western Mass Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery