1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
  2. Geoscience Data System

Field Activity 2013-019-FA

Identifier 2013-019-FA
Purpose Obtain core samples, conduct erosion chamber analyses. Conduct sediment camera survey.
Location Connecticut River, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Summary Obtained cores and performed erosion-chamber measurements at three sites (2 measurements each) and sediment-camera images at >1000 sites. Grab samples at six sites for sediment-camera calibartion.
Info derived Grain size analysis;Suspended sediment concentrations;Physical property data;
Comments Coordinated with Boston Colleg and WHOI scientists, aboard RV Lowell Weicker and RV Mytelis. OT waiver approved.
Platform
Lowell Weicker
Length 36 feet; beam 13 feet; draft 3 feet.
Itinerary
Start Old Saybrook, CT 2013-05-13
End Old Saybrook, CT 2013-05-17
Days in the field 5
Bounds
West -72.4507
East -72.26257
North 41.4139
South 41.252

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Christopher R Sherwood
Crew members
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Patrick Dickhudt
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Patrick Dickhudt
Specialist, Information
Affiliate principal Gali Kineke - Boston College; Rocky Geyer - WHOI; Dave Ralston - WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category: Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type: Photo, Video, Navigation, Geology

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Video camera - deep sea Video (no data reported)
Sediment camera Photo (no data reported)
GPS (wh) Navigation (no data reported)
Slow corer Geology (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity