2006-023-FA (CMHRP activity #2019)

Field Activity 2006-023-FA

Identifier

2006-023-FA

Purpose

Recover moorings and tripods, grab samples; practice ROV operations.

Location

New York Bight, New York, New Jersey, United States, North America, North Atlantic,

Summary

Moorings recovered: 4 (#815, 816, 817 and 818, all deployed SAMANTHA MILLER FA 06013, Apr. 9, 2006).

Info derived

Time series data; Grain size analysis; Suspended sediment concentrations;

Comments

These are moorings 815-818 deployed April 9, 2006, SAMANTHA MILLER, FA 06013. Original Center People field contained: Marinna Martini, Jonathan Borden, Benedicte Ferre, Karen Thurston (student), Dave Walsh (volunteer), Chris Sherwood, Sandy Baldwin. Project = Hudson Shelf Valley, Hudson Shelf Valley

URL

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/newyork/

Platform

Connecticut

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

Itinerary

Start	(port not specified)	2006-06-19
End	(port not specified)	2006-06-21
Days in the field	3

Bounds

West	-73.785
East	-73.68833
North	40.39
South	40.16167

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

Marinna A Martini

Crew members

Sandy Baldwin	Scientist, Staff
Christopher R Sherwood	Scientist, Staff
Marinna A Martini	Scientist, Staff
Jonathan Borden	Scientist, Staff
Thurston, Karen	Scientist, Staff
Ferre, Benedicte	Scientist, Staff
Walsh, David	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Ellyn Montgomery

Specialist, Information

Affiliate principal

Bob Chant, Rutgers University

Data types and categories

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

Moorings

RCV: 815, 816, 817, 818; DEP:;

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
ROV	Photo, Video, Biology, Geology	(no data reported)
Digital camera	Photo	1
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	1
Bottom platform	Mooring (physical oceanography)	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2006-023-FA-PH-001	Digital camera	Deck photos of field activity operations	Dann S Blackwood
2006-023-FA-SC-001	Van Veen grab sampler	grab samples	Brian Buczkowski
2006-023-FA-OM-001	Bottom platform	Hudson Valley mooring data	Ellyn Montgomery