Exchange moorings near the future outfall site in western Massachusetts Bay and off Scituate. Collect about 28 sediment cores from Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod Bay. Collect oxygen profiles in sediments.
Location
Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary
The MARCUS HANNA has dynamic positioning which removed the problems of drift as cores were taken. Raja Ganeshram collected interstitial water from Stations 8 and 7. The slow corer should be modified for use in the very soft sediment of Cape Cod Bay in future studies. The corer sank into the bottom several cm before sufficient sediment strength was encountered to support the instrument. Either snowshoes should be attached to the feet or the legs should be lengthened. Moorings deployed: 4 (#529, 530, 531 and 532, all recovered FA 98044 MARCUS HANNA Sep. 30 - Oct. 1, 1998). Moorings recovered: 4 (#516 and 517 deployed FA 98011 WHITE HEATH Feb. 10, 1998; #518 and 519 deployed FA 98019 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW Mar. 25, 1998).
Info derived
Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments
Original Center People field contained: Day 1: Mike Bothner, Adam Goss, Peter Gill, Marinna Martini, Joseph Newell, Richard Rendigs, Kenneth Parolski, Chris Sommerfield, Zobeida Monserrate. Days 2 and 3: Mike Bothner, Peter Gill, Richard Rendigs, Chris Sommerfield, Kenneth Parolski, Adam Goss.
Project = Pollutant and Sediment Transport in Massachusetts Bay, Pollutant and Sediment Transport in Massachusetts Bay
Day 1: Adam Goss, Zobeida Monserrate, Joanne Goudreau (WHOI), Jonathan Borden (Consultant). Days 1-3: Chris Sommerfield (WHOI). Days 2 and 3: Adam Goss, R. Ganeshram (WHOI).
Data types and categories
Data category:
Environmental Data, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Time Series
