Field Activity 1994-022-FA

Identifier 1994-022-FA
Alternate names W15-94
Purpose To recover/redeploy BASS and ADCP tripods and to collect sediment samples with the hydraulically damped corer and a Van Veen grab sampler at 4 stations.
Location Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary Moorings recovered: 3 (#430 and 431 both deployed WHITE HEATH FA 94040 Feb. 15-17, 1994; and #438 deployed WHITE HEATH FA 94035 Apr. 4, 1994). Moorings deployed: 2 (#440 and 441 recovered FA 94015 WHITE HEATH Oct. 4-5, 1994). Cores and grabs from Station 2 and Station 3.
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments Project = Circ. and Pollutant Transport in MA Coastal Waters, Circ. and Pollutant Transport in MA Coastal Waters Information from Foghorn: BASS tripod/subsurface mooring, ADCP tripod, hydraulically damped corer and Van Veen grab sampler;LNB Boston: 42d22.54N, 70d47.22W. Tripod 4301 (Midas). LNB Boston: 42d22.44N, 70d56.97W. Subsurface Mooring 4312 (VMCM). LNB Boston: 42d22.50N, 70d47.10W. Tripod 4381 (ADCP).;
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Platform
White Heath
Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.
Itinerary
Start Boston, MA 1994-06-07
End Boston, MA 1994-06-08
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.8
East -70.75
North 42.4
South 42.35

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
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Friedman, Carrie
Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate staff Eric Brooks - NAGT; Rob Wheatcroft, Jerry Fries - WHOI; Wendy Leo, Peter Ralston - MWRA

Data types and categories

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

Documents: Notes and log books

Name Description
Cruise report Chief Scientist's report including personnel, purpose, cruise description, location map, schematic of deployment, tabulated information and narrative, sample locations.

Moorings

RCV:430,431,438; DEP:440,441;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Slow corer Geology (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
ADCP Current (no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler Geology (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo 1
Loran-C Navigation (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1994-022-FA-PH-001 Camera- deep sea film collection of TRIPOD 440; 19940607-19941004 Nancy K. Soderberg
1994-022-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Western Mass Bay mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity