1996-049-FA (CMHRP activity #1395)

Field Activity 1996-049-FA

Identifier

1996-049-FA

Alternate names

W21B-96

Purpose

Sampling and coring rescheduled from June 11 cruise (FA 96012) to July 9, 1996, with Ken Keay - MWRA. Second leg, 21st USGS-MWRA-USCG cruise (FA 96012): long-term currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical sediment characteristics monitoring.

Location

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

Summary

Mooring recovered: 1 (#469 deployed FA 96012 WHITE HEATH Jun. 11, 1996).

Info derived

Samples and chemical analysis;

Comments

Prepared from planning activity form and mooring log.

URL

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

Platform

White Heath

Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1996-07-09
End	Boston, MA	1996-07-09
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.8
East	-70.75
North	42.4
South	42.25

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
Michael Casso	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Banks, Emily	Scientist, Staff
Taylor, Brenton B.	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.	Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Peter Clay, Doug Dooner - Mooring Systems; Robert Catalano - Benthos

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:469; DEP:;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	(no data reported)
Slow corer	Geology	(no data reported)
Osprey camera system	Photo, Video	(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
1996-049-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Western Mass Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery