To collect sediment samples for geochemical and geotechnical measurements. In addition to sediment samples, a short sidescan sonar survey will be conducted around transponders at the three tripod sites occupied by Butman.
Location
Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Info derived
Samples and chemical analysis;
Comments
This effort is part of the program in Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay designed to determine the transport and accumulation of pollutants in this urbanized estuary. Information derived from pre-cruise report; no post-cruise report found. Original Center People field contained: Joe Newell (alternate captain), Mike Bothner, Bill Winters, Rick Rendigs, Schneider, Lobinski, Brown, Larry Poppe, Tom O'Brien, Ken Parolski.
Information from Foghorn: Hydraulically damped gravity corer;Teflon coated grab sampler;Klein sidescan system;Megapulse;Differential LORAN;Northstar 6000 navigation systems;
