Field Activity 1996-022-FA

Identifier 1996-022-FA
Alternate names 96-1
Purpose Collect series of cores from 4 sites (sampled 3 times since 1977, most recently in 1993) to measure sedimentation and mixing rates in metals concentrations; compare changes in metals inventory from cores 1977-present. Collect 3 cores with 1 m barrels at each station; possible 2 m core from Station 8.
Location Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Comments Prepared from pre-activity report.
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Platform
Asterias
Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1996-08-07
End Woods Hole, MA 1996-08-08
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -71.0156
East -70.84534
North 42.3626
South 42.24072

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Michael Bothner
Crew members

Data types and categories

Data category: Location-Elevation, Imagery, Sampling
Data type: Navigation, Video, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Slow corer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity