2007-042-FA (CMHRP activity #2080)

Field Activity 2007-042-FA

Identifier

2007-042-FA

Purpose

To obtain sediment grab samples and bathymetric depths from Middle Ground.

Location

Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

~1.5 hours of video in 13 segments (2 DVDs and one 8 mm tape), 9 sediment grab samples, bathymetric depths from depth sounder, and lon/lat from DGPS along ship track.

Info derived

Grain size analysis; Sea floor map; Bathymetric maps;

Comments

Original Center People field contained: Rich Signell; Dann Blackwood; Chuck Worley (Skipper). Project = Middle Ground, Middle Ground

Platform

Rafael

25 feet

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	2007-11-20
End	Woods Hole, MA	2007-11-20
Days in the field	1

Bounds

West	-70.85
East	-70.45
North	41.52
South	41.36

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

Richard P Signell

Crew members

Richard P Signell	Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood	Scientist, Staff
Charles R Worley	Scientist, Staff

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling, Sonar
Data type:	Photo, Video, Navigation, Geology, Single Beam

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Echosounder	Single Beam	(no data reported)
Video camera - deep sea	Video	1
Camera- deep sea	Photo	(no data reported)
Grab sampler	Biology, Geology	1
Digital camera	Photo	1
Loran-C	Navigation	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
2007-042-FA-VD-002	Video camera - deep sea	1.5 hours of video in 13 segments: original recording on Hi-8 tape.	Dann S Blackwood
2007-042-FA-SC-001	Grab sampler	9 sediment grab samples: MG1, MG2, MG3, MG4, MG5, MG6, MG7, MG8, and MG9.	Brian Buczkowski
2007-042-FA-PH-001	Digital camera	Deck photos of operations: 2 photos taken by D. Blackwood.	Dann S Blackwood