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

Field Activity 1992-018-FA

Identifier 1992-018-FA
Alternate names 126-1, 2
Purpose To collect samples to evaluate rates of sediment mixing and accumulation and levels of chemical contaminants in surficial sediments.
Location Deep Water Dump Site DWDS 106, New Jersey Continental Slope, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Info derived Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis;
Comments Prepared from pre-cruise report. Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, Carol Parmenter, Craig Peters.
Platform
Atlantis II
210 feet, beam 44 feet, draft 17 feet.
Alvin
Length 23 feet; beam 8.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1992-08-06
End Woods Hole, MA 1992-08-20
Days in the field 13
Bounds
West -72.5
East -70.5
North 39.5
South 38.5

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
Parmenter, Carol M.
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal J. Frederick Grassle - Rutgers University
Affiliate staff Craig Peters; Rutgers: J. Frederick Grassle - Ch. Sci., Rosemarie Petrecca, Diana Coppinger; WHOI: Paul V.R. Snelgrove, Frederick L. Sayles, Joanne E. Goudreau, C. Hovey Clifford, Stephen P. Smith, Cindy L. Van Dover; U. Maryland: Russell T. Hill; UCONN: Robert B. Whitlatch

Data types and categories

Data category: Sampling, Geochemical
Data type: Biology, Geology, Surveys (geochemical)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Gravity corer Geology (no data reported)
Box corer Biology, Geology (no data reported)
Submersible pumps Surveys (geochemical) (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity