| Alternate number: | W3-90 |
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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: | L. J. Blackburn III, Chief Warrant Officer |
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| Center Principal: | Michael Bothner |
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Affiliate Principal
(if any): | Mike Michelson - MWRA |
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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: | 42.4 |
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| South: | 42.3 |
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| West: | -70.85 |
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| East: | -70.8 |
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| Start and End Dates: | July 10, 1990 to July 11, 1990 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from Boston CG Base, Boston, MA to Boston CG Base, Boston, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 2 |
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| Project Number: | |
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| Project Title: | Circulation, Pollutant Transport Studies off MA Coast |
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| Cruise Funding Source: | joint funding - USGS, MA Water Resources Authority |
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| Contract: | Jul. 15, 1989 - Jun. 30, 1991 |
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| Type of Activity: | Sampling
Mooring work
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| Objectives: | The objective of the program is to make long-term measurements of currents and sediment transport in the vicinity of the proposed ocean outfall in MA Bay. The purpose of this cruise was to recover and redeploy the instrumented moorings. Samples of bottom sediments are collected on each cruise required to service the instruments. This was the third in a series of 6 cruises during the two year period of the present Joint Funding Agreement between the MA Water Resources Authority and the USGS. |
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| Information to be derived: | Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Andrea Barbanti - mooring work, sampling; Michael Bothner - mooring work, sampling; Adam Brown - mooring work, sampling; Marinna Martini - mooring work; Carol Parmenter - mooring work, sampling; Richard Rendigs - mooring work, sampling; William Strahle - mooring work; Donald - sampling; Courtney Harrison - sampling |
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Scientific Party
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Butman Tripod,Subsurface Array, VMCM LNB
Van Veen grab sampler
Hydraulically damped gravity corer
television camera
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| Navigation techniques used: | Loran C, USCG sextant angles |
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| Summary of Results: | Moorings deployed: 2 (#347 and 348 recovered FA 90041 WHITE HEATH Oct. 23-24, 1990). Moorings recovered: 2 (#340 and 341 deployed FA 90002 WHITE HEATH Mar. 27-29, 1990) . |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | 2 |
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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: | Information derived from cruise report and mooring log. |
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| Contact: | Michael Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov) |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey