2005-032-FA (CMHRP activity #1976)

Field Activity 2005-032-FA

Identifier

2005-032-FA

Purpose

Deploy tripods at MVCO in conjunction with ONR OASIS project.

Location

Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory, south of Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Deployed USGS flow tripod; deployed USGS particle tripod; deployed Dalhousie/Bedford Institute tripod. Obtained grab samples at USGS site; obtained water-bottle samples at nearby site.

Info derived

Time series data;Grain size analysis;

Comments

Load on Aug. 28; at sea on Aug. 29. Original Center People field contained: Jonathan Borden; Hank Chezar; Marinna Martini; Rachel Horwitz; Chris Sherwood. Project = OASIS/MVCO Experiment, OASIS/MVCO Experiment

Platform

Connecticut

Length, molded: 90 feet; Beam: 26 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	2005-08-29
End	Woods Hole, MA	2005-08-29
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.6
East	-70.55
North	41.35
South	41.3

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

Christopher R Sherwood

Crew members

Christopher R Sherwood	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden	Scientist, Staff
Horwitz, Rachel	Scientist, Staff

Affiliate staff

Hank Chezar; Paul Hill, Dalhousie Univ., deploy INSSECT tripod; Tim Milligan, Bedford Inst., deploy INSSECT tripod

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Sampling, Time Series, Visual Identification, Other
Data type:	Navigation, Geology, Mooring (physical oceanography), Ground Truthing

Moorings

RCV:; DEP: 803, 804;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
INSSECT tripod	Mooring (physical oceanography)	(no data reported)
Mooring tripod	Ground Truthing	(no data reported)
GPS (wh)	Navigation	(no data reported)
Grab sampler	Biology, Geology	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2005-032-FA-SC-001	Grab sampler	grab, hand samples	Brian Buczkowski