Field Activity 2006-003-FA

Identifier 2006-003-FA
Alternate names MH50-06
Purpose Recover an instrumented tripod (#805) at Massachusetts Bay Station A. Collect sediment cores at Stations 2 and 3. Deploy oxygen probe and benthic chambers. Collect water samples for determination of radium and radon concentrations.
Location Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary All activities were carried out successfully.
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Sea-going scientists: S. Baldwin, D. Blackwood, J. Borden, Mike Bothner, M. Casso, J. Crusius, D. Koopmans, Marinna Martini, R. Rendigs. Project = Coastal Processes - Environmental Change in the NE U.S., Coastal Processes - Environmental Change in the NE U.S.
URL
Platform
Marcus Hanna
175 feet long. Buoy tender.
Itinerary
Start Coast Guard Base, Boston, MA 2006-02-08
End Coast Guard Base, Boston, MA 2006-02-08
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.85
East -70.75
North 42.4
South 42.36667

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
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Sandy Baldwin
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
John Crusius
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden
Scientist, Staff
Koopmans, Dirk
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Frances L Lightsom
Specialist, Information
Michael Casso
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal William Martin - WHOI
Affiliate staff J. Goudreau - WHOI

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV: 805; DEP:;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Oxygen profiling system from Sayles Dissolved Oxygen (no data reported)
Benthic Chambers Experiments (geochemical) (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Digital camera Photo 1
Water sampler Chemistry (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2006-003-FA-PH-001 Digital camera Deck photos of field activity operations Dann S Blackwood
2006-003-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Western Mass Bay mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity