USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 91005

Summary for Field Activity Number 91005

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On-Line Data Resources:	Metadata	Samples	Photography	Time series	Seismics	Publications

Alternate Leg ID: W5-91

Area of Operations: Western Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: February 12, 1991 to February 13, 1991

Chief scientist: Mike Bothner

Objectives: This cruise will be the fifth in the two year program jointly funded by the USGS and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The U.S. Coast Guard is generously providing ship time and at-sea support. The objective of the program is to conduct long-term monitoring of currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis
Suspended Sediment Concentrations

Summary: Moorings recovered: 2 (#358 and 359, both deployed FA 90041 WHITE HEATH Oct. 23-24, 1990). Moorings deployed: 2 (#374 and 375, both recovered FA 91016 WHITE HEATH June 11-12, 1991).

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier H-1-91-MY. Visit this site for more information.

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:

WHITE HEATH

Related Resources:	Station Descriptions	Seismic Line Descriptions	Track Plot	Related Web Site

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives:

Data and publications on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM:

Inventory #	# per set	Data Type	Contents	Author	Year	Report #	Format	Title	Remarks
1857	01/01	GEOL	MASS BAY BOTHNER NOTEBOOKS	BOTHNER MH, CASSO M	20031216			INTERNAL ARCHIVE MASS BAY CORE SAMPLE LOGS 1988-2003
2390	01/01	PO, GEOL	MASS BAY PO, PHOTO 1989-1992	BUTMAN, BOTHNER, ALEXANDER, LIGHTSOM, MARTINI,*	20040000	DDS-0074		INTERNAL ARCHIVE LONG-TERM OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BAY OFFSHORE BOSTON DATA REPORT 1989-2002 VER 2.0	*GUTIERREZ, STRAHLE ; RESTON DUPE WTHT 1989-1998.

Films (35 and 16mm) containing original data films and archived data microfilm. Original films are stored in the WHOI Data Library/Archive film vault. Cabinet storage is in the USGS-WHSC Data Library/Archive.

Inventory #	Other #	Source	Data Type	Contents	Location	Remarks
105250	374	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 374; 19910212-19910611	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL COLOR?

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