2002-058-FA (CMHRP activity #1805)

Field Activity 2002-058-FA

Identifier

2002-058-FA

Alternate names

HB-0902

Purpose

Video bottom, deploy benthic chambers, video chambers on bottom, take diver push cores and video coring process.

Location

Hull Bay, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Video gathered of bottom at station. Two chambers successfully deployed; 8 cores taken. Video was taken of chambers on bottom and coring operations.

Comments

Station area: 43.2834677777778 N, 42.2834661111111 S, -70.9168902777778 W, -70.9168886111111 E. Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, Chief Scientist; Dann Blackwood, photo tech, diver; Michael Casso, diver.

URL

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

Platform

Asterias

Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Hingham Harbor, MA	2002-09-26
End	Hingham Harbor, MA	2002-09-27
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-71
East	-70.9
North	42.3
South	42.2

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

Michael Bothner	Scientist, Staff
Michael Casso	Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Bill Martin - WHOI

Affiliate staff

Dave Olmsted, WHOI, boat captain; Bill Martin, WHOI, P.I.; Lary Ball, WHOI, diver

Data types and categories

Data category:	Geochemical, Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type:	Experiments (geochemical), Photo, Video, Navigation, Biology, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Benthic Chambers	Experiments (geochemical)	(no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea	Video	(no data reported)
Push corer (wh)	Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
Digital camera	Photo	1
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2002-058-FA-PH-001	Digital camera	Deck photos of field activity operations	Dann S Blackwood