Alternate Leg: ID (0C234) Area of Operations : Massachusetts Bay, Stellwagen Basin, Cape Cod Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic Dates: January 31, 1991 to February 1, 1991 Chief scientist: William Strahle James Irish-UNH Objectives: Deploy surface buoys and instrumentation at 6 sites in Greater Massachusetts Bay. This winter experiment is designed to study the resuspension and transport of fine-grained sediments by winter storms. Type of Activity: Mooring work; Information to be derived: Times series data;Samples and Chemical Analysis;Grain size analysis;Suspended Sediment Concentrations; Summary: Deployed USGS Moorings:4 (#369, 370, 371, 372); Box cores: 8; Deployed UNH surface buoy and current meters:2 Deployed UNH pressure gauge:1 Deployed Surface drifter:2 (#8172, 8173) USGS Project Number:
Contact: William Strahle ()
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