1990-044-FA (CMHRP activity #1115)

Field Activity 1990-044-FA

Identifier

1990-044-FA

Alternate names

OC227 - I, II

Purpose

Conduct in situ measurements of chemical and biological processes in water sediment interface including particle mixing, pore water irrigation, metabolic rate. Collect sediment samples to study benthic infauna, microbiology, heavy metals, organic geochemistry for distribution of chemical enrichment from sewage sludge at dump site.

Location

Deep Water Dump Site DWDS 106, New Jersey Continental Slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Bathymetric transects: 3; Sediment stations: 8; MK3 Box cores (25 vegematic subcores): 10; WHIMPs: 2; Rolaid Lander: 1.

Info derived

Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis;

Comments

Cruise broken into 3 legs due to bad weather. Leg I: Nov. 4-11, 1990, Woods Hole to Woods Hole; Leg II: Nov. 14-23, 1990, Woods Hole to St. Georges, Bermuda; Leg III: Nov. 24-26, 1990, St. Georges, Bermuda to Woods Hole. Post-cruise report submitted by Program Coordinator, Frederick Grassle. Project = Marine Long-term Ecosystems Obs. Sites - NJ, Marine Long-term Ecosystems Obs. Sites - NJ

Platform

Oceanus

Length 177 feet; beam 33 feet; draft 17.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1990-11-04
End	Woods Hole, MA	1990-11-24
Days in the field	21

Bounds

West	-72.5
East	-71
North	39.25
South	38.5

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

Richard R Rendigs	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

J. Frederick Grassle - Rutgers; William Martin - WHOI

Affiliate staff

Rutgers: Rose Petrecca, Kelly Rankin; WHOI: William R. Martin - Chief Scientist, Daniel C. McCorkle, Joanne G. Olmstead, Frederick L. Sayles, Wayne H. Dickinson, John J. Lee; Ocean Taxonomic Services: Russell Winchell

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics
Data type:	Navigation, Geology, Sub Bottom Profiler

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Description
Cruise report	Chief Scientist's extensive cruise report including purpose, personnel, equipment, summary of samples collected, station and sample locations, map of locations, individual station descriptions.
Seismic log	3.5 kHz Watchstanders' log containing latitude, longitude, start and end times, equipment performance, data acquisition notes.
Cruise report	Ship cruise report including personnel, ship utilization report, and trackmap.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Loran-C	Navigation	2
Box corer	Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
3.5 kHz	Sub Bottom Profiler	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1990-044-FA-LN-001	Loran-C	Navigation trackline plot for field activity 90044	Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-044-FA-LN-002	Loran-C	Floppy disk(s) containing NAV/SSS, NAV/SSS,	Nancy K. Soderberg
1990-044-FA-SE-001	3.5 kHz	Collection of paper record displays of seismic data( 3.5K) for lines	Nancy K. Soderberg