USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Report for 90041

Alternate number:

W4-90

Platform:

WHITE HEATH

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

USCG-Boston, MA

Captain:

Center Principal:

Michael Bothner

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Area of Operations:

western Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Bounding Coordinates

North:

42.4

South:

42.35

West:

-70.8

East:

-70.7

Start and End Dates:

October 23, 1990 to October 24, 1990

Start and End Ports:

from USCG Base, Boston, MA to USCG Base, Boston, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

Project Title:

Cruise Funding Source:

USGS, MWRA, USCG

Contract:

Type of Activity:

Sampling
Mooring work

Objectives:

Conduct long-term monitoring of currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay. Exchange tripod, subsurface mooring and near-surface current meter.

Information to be derived:

Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

9 cores, 12 grabs, tripod and mooring data, sed trap and suspended matter samples from moorings.

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Michael Bothner, Adam Brown, Brad Butman, Fran Hotchkiss, Marinna Martini, Carol Parmenter, Richard Rendigs, William Strahle, Magela Moffett

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

MWRA representative

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

Hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen grab, gravity corer, time-series sediment trap, suspended matter sampler, 8 tube traps, 1 Anderson trap mounted on a sub-surface mooring, tripod and near-surface current meter.

Navigation techniques used:

LORAN-C and triangulation by WHITE HEATH

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 2 (#358 and 359, recovered FA 91005 WHITE HEATH Feb. 12-13, 1991). Moorings recovered: 2 (#347 and 348 deployed FA 90016 WHITE HEATH Jul. 10-11, 1990).

Number of Stations Occupied:

Station Description:

Number of Submersible Dives:

Continuous Data (in Km):

Seismic Line Descriptions:

Track Plot:

Related Web Sites:

http://soundwaves.usgs.gov/2008/07/awards.html

Remarks:

NO CRUISE REPORT, only detailed pre-cruise report available.

Contact:

Michael Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

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USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

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