1991-036-FA (CMHRP activity #1158)

Field Activity 1991-036-FA

Identifier

1991-036-FA

Alternate names

W7-91

Purpose

Recover and deploy tripod; collect samples and cores.

Location

western Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Moorings recovered: 2 (#383 and 384 deployed FA 91016 WHITE HEATH Jun. 11-12, 1991). Moorings deployed: 2 (#389 recovered FA 92029 WHITE HEATH Mar. 2-4, 1992; and #390 recovered FA 92002 WHITE HEATH Feb. 11-12, 1992).

URL

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

Platform

White Heath

Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1991-10-16
End	Boston, MA	1991-10-17
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.8
East	-70.7
North	42.4
South	42.3

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
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Barry J Irwin	Scientist, Staff
Brown, Adam	Scientist, Staff
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Wendy Smith - MWRA

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Time Series
Data type:	Photo, Navigation, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography)

Moorings

RCV:383,384; DEP:389,390;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
GPS (wh)	Navigation	(no data reported)
Gravity corer	Geology	(no data reported)
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	(no data reported)
Camera- deep sea	Photo	1
Sediment traps	Geology	(no data reported)
Bottom platform	Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1991-036-FA-PH-001	Camera- deep sea	film collection of TRIPOD 389; 19911016-19920302	Nancy K. Soderberg
1991-036-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Western Mass Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery