Field Activity 1998-011-FA

Identifier 1998-011-FA
Alternate names W26-98
Purpose Exchange 2 instrumented moorings. Collect sediment cores at 2 stations. Deploy sediment-oxygen profiler at 2 stations. Collect water samples at the surface and bottom at the mooring site.
Location western Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Moorings deployed: 2 (#516 and 517 recovered FA 98028 MARCUS HANNA Jun. 17-19, 1998). Moorings recovered: 2 (#507 and 508 deployed FA 97017 WHITE HEATH Sep. 23-24, 1997).
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments This cruise is the 26th in a long-term study of the fate and transport of contaminants associated with treated sewage effluent from greater Boston. The new offshore outfall will be operational in the fall of 1998. Project = The Massachusetts Bay Experiment, The Massachusetts Bay Experiment
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Platform
White Heath
Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.
Itinerary
Start USCG Base, Boston, MA 1998-02-10
End USCG Base, Boston, MA 1998-02-10
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.85
East -70.5
North 42.4
South 42.15

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
Hubbell, Roger
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill
Scientist, Staff
McDaniel, Shannon
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Peter W. Gill
Specialist, Information
Affiliate staff From WHOI: Scott Birdwistle, Tim Kenna; From Industry: David Fitzpatrick

Data types and categories

Data category: Environmental Data, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Time Series
Data type: Dissolved Oxygen, Photo, Navigation, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV:507,508; DEP:516,517;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Oxygen profiling system from Sayles Dissolved Oxygen (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Camera- deep sea Photo 2
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 2

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1998-011-FA-PH-001 Camera- deep sea film collection of TRIPOD 516; 19980210-19980617 Nancy K. Soderberg
1998-011-FA-PH-002 Camera- deep sea DVD ROM disk of MASS BAY BOTHNER NOTEBOOKS, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 1-225, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 226-425, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 426-620, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 621-784, Nancy K. Soderberg
1998-011-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform DVD ROM disk of MASS BAY BOTHNER NOTEBOOKS, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 1-225, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 226-425, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 426-620, TRIPOD 516 BOSTON 621-784, Nancy K. Soderberg
1998-011-FA-OM-002 Bottom platform Western Mass Bay mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity