Field Activity 2010-005-FA

Identifier 2010-005-FA
Purpose Collect bottom photography and sediment samples to validate geophysical data.
Location Middle Ground, Vineyard Sound, Marthas Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic,
Summary SeaBOSS grab samples, photos/video for ground truth of high-resolution geophysical data. Sediment grab samples, photos, and video data collected.
Info derived Grain size analysis; Sea floor map;
Comments Project = Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Seafloor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management (MA CZM) Seafloor Mapping - Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound
URL
Platform
Connecticut
Length, molded: 90 feet; Beam: 26 feet.
Itinerary
Start Woods Hole, MA 2010-09-08
End Woods Hole, MA 2010-09-15
Days in the field 8
Bounds
West -71.0156
East -70.46082
North 41.62776
South 41.34795

Personnel

Organization
384 Woods Hole Road
Quissett Campus
Woods Hole, MA02543-1598
(508) 548-8700
Principal investigators William C SchwabWayne E Baldwin
Crew members
Seth Ackerman
Scientist, Staff
Brian Buczkowski
Scientist, Staff
Dann S Blackwood
Scientist, Staff
Emile Bergeron
Scientist, Staff
Information specialist(s)
Seth Ackerman
Specialist, Information
Brian Buczkowski
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Biological Field Study, Imagery, Sampling, Visual Identification, Location-Elevation
Data type: Experiments (biological), Surveys (biological), Photo, Video, Biology, Geology, Species ID, Navigation

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
SeaBOSS Surveys (biological), Experiments (biological), Species ID, Photo, Video, Geology, Biology 1
DGPS Navigation (no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
2010-005-FA-PH-002 SeaBOSS photos of deck operations Nancy K. Soderberg

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity