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

Field Activity 2003-040-FA

Identifier 2003-040-FA
Purpose Recover benthic chambers (squirts).
Location Weepecket Islands, Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary Chambers recovered intact with sediment in barrels.
Info derived Time series data; Samples and chemical analysis;
Platform
Asterias
Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2003-08-08
End Woods Hole, MA 2003-08-08
Days in the field 1
Bounds
West -70.75
East -70.73333
North 41.51681
South 41.50014

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators Dann S Blackwood
Crew members
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Affiliate principal Bill Martin, WHOI
Affiliate staff Bill Martin, Lary Ball, Joanne Goudreau - WHOI

Data types and categories

Data category: Geochemical, Sampling, Location-Elevation
Data type: Experiments (geochemical), Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
Benthic Chambers Experiments (geochemical) (no data reported)
SCUBA Biology, Chemistry, Geology (no data reported)
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity