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

Field Activity 1996-007-FA

Identifier 1996-007-FA
Alternate names W20-96
Purpose This was the 20th USGS-MWRA cruise to monitor currents, sediment transport and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments using moored instruments and sediment sampling near the future sewage outfall for Boston in western Massachusetts Bay.
Location Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary Moorings recovered: 2 (#462 and 463 partial recovery, deployed FA 95038 WHITE HEATH Sep. 26-27, 1995). Moorings deployed: 2 (#465 and 466 recovered FA 96012 WHITE HEATH Jun. 11, 1996).
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;
Comments Project = Pollution Transport in Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay, Pollution Transport in Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay
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Platform
White Heath
Length: 133 feet; Beam: 30 feet.
Itinerary
Start Boston, MA 1996-02-14
End Boston, MA 1996-02-15
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -70.8
East -70.65
North 42.4
South 42.35

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
Richard R Rendigs
Scientist, Staff
Michael Casso
Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini
Scientist, Staff
Taylor, Brenton B.
Scientist, Staff
William J. Strahle
Scientist, Staff
Newell, Joseph S.
Scientist, Staff
Peter W. Gill
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Ken Keay - MWRA; Fred Sayles - WHOI
Affiliate staff Ken Keay - MWRA, Joanne Goudreau - WHOI

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV:462,463 PART; DEP:465,466;

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)
Sediment traps Geology (no data reported)
Bottom platform Mooring (physical oceanography) 1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
1996-007-FA-OM-001 Bottom platform Western Mass Bay mooring data Ellyn Montgomery

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity