1993-002-FA (CMHRP activity #1223)

Field Activity 1993-002-FA

Identifier

1993-002-FA

Alternate names

W11-93

Purpose

Recover moorings #407 and 408 (partial) and deploy mooring #414 (partial) at LNB Boston; sampling and subsampling.

Location

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

Summary

Moorings recovered: 2 (#407 deployed FA 92026 WHITE HEATH Oct. 20-21, 1992; #408 partial, deployed FA 92026 WHITE HEATH Oct. 20-21, 1992). Surface mooring deployed: 1 (#414 partial, recovered FA 93011 WHITE HEATH Jun. 15-16, 1993).

Info derived

Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;

Comments

Information derived from pre-field activity report and mooring log. Original Center People field contained: Marinna Martini, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, R. Siplak, William Strahle, Derek Terry Unger (alt). Information from Foghorn: hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen grab sampler, mooring, 8 tube traps, 1 Anderson trap;

URL

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

Platform

White Heath

Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Boston, MA	1993-02-17
End	Boston, MA	1993-02-18
Days in the field	2

Bounds

West	-70.85
East	-70.75
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
Parmenter, Carol M.	Scientist, Staff
Unger, Derek	Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

R. Siplak; P. Ralston, Wendy Leo - MWRA

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:407,408 PART; DEP:414 PART;

Equipment used

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

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1993-002-FA-PH-001	Camera- deep sea	film collection of TRIPOD 413; 19930218-19930614	Nancy K. Soderberg
1993-002-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Western Mass Bay mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery