Field Activity 1993-014-FA

Identifier 1993-014-FA
Alternate names ATL2 130
Purpose Determine present levels and distribution of chemical contaminants in surficial sediments; determine rates and depth of sediment mixing.
Location Continental Slope off New Jersey, Deep Water Dump Site 106 (DWDS106), United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Comments Original Center People field contained: Mike Bothner, C. Parmenter, K. Caylor. Information from Foghorn: ALVIN type push cores, box corer - Rutgers; pump system, slow corer;
Platform
Atlantis II
210 feet, beam 44 feet, draft 17 feet.
Alvin
Length 23 feet; beam 8.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 1993-07-09
End Woods Hole, MA 1993-07-23
Days in the field 15
Bounds
West -73.7402
East -72.46582
North 39.90974
South 38.6512

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 Fred Grassle - Rutgers Univ.
Affiliate staff K. Caylor; Rutgers: J. Frederick Grassle - Ch. Sci., Rosemarie F. Petrecca - Research Assoc., Paul V. R. Snelgrove - Post Doc, Diana Coppinger - Researcher, James W. Anderson - Res. Asst./Diver; WHOI: Frederick L. Sayles - Sr. Scientist, Joanne E. Goudreau - Sr. Res. Asst., Steven P. Smith - Engineer, Colm Sweeney - Res. Asst. ; SUNY Stony Brook: Lawrence A. LeBlanc - Grad Student, Elizabeth M. Lamoureux - Grad Student; Univ. MD: Russell T. Hill - Res. Asst. Prof., Christina M. Preston - Res. Asst.; Central Europe Univ.: Igor M. Shtyrkov - guest investigator

Data types and categories

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

Equipment used

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

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity