Post Field Activity Information for 89035
| Alternate number: | W1-89 |
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| Platform: | 
WHITE HEATH |
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| Submersible: | |
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| Owner-Operator: | USCG-Boston, MA |
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| Captain: | |
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| Center Principal: | Michael Bothner |
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Affiliate Principal
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| Area of Operations: | Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic |
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| Bounding Coordinates | |
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| North: | 43 |
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| South: | 41.25 |
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| West: | -71.5 |
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| East: | -69 |
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| Start and End Dates: | December 5, 1989 to December 6, 1989 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Coast Guard Support Center, Boston, MA to Coast Guard Support Center, Boston, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 2 |
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| Contract: | |
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| Type of Activity: | Sampling
Mooring work
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| Objectives: | To deploy an instrumented tripod, a subsurface mooring, and a near surface current meter from the Coast Guards large navigation buoy at the approach to Boston Harbor. In addition, sediment samples will be collected with a Van Veen grab sampler at two locations near the proposed offshore outfall for Bostons sewage treatment plant. Objective is to begin long-term monitoring of currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay. |
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| Information to be derived: | Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Michael Bothner, Brad Butman, Richard Rendigs, William Strahle, Adam Brown; alternates:Ginger Fry |
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Scientific Party
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Grab sampler-Van Veen(Teflon coated)
Sediment traps
Tripod
Current meter mooring
Remotely operated suspended matter sampler (McLean Associates) |
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| Navigation techniques used: | Loran C |
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| Summary of Results: | Grab samples: 8-10; Moorings deployed: 2 (#338 and 339 recovered FA 90002 WHITE HEATH Mar. 27-29, 1990). |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | |
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| Station Description: | |
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| Number of Submersible Dives: | |
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| Continuous Data (in Km): | |
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| Seismic Line Descriptions: | |
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| Track Plot: | |
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| Related Web Sites: | http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/07/awards.html |
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| Remarks: | Major data recovery will occur when moorings are turned around in about 5 months. Information derived from pre-cruise report - no post cruise report found. |
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| Contact: | Michael Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov) |
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Report Date: 17:30 3/6/2006 | |
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey