USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Page for 92008

Summary for Field Activity Number 92008

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Alternate Leg ID: W9-92

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

Dates: June 2, 1992 to June 2, 1992

Chief scientist: Mike Bothner

Objectives: Conduct long-term monitoring of currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay. LNB Buoy: 42d22.63N, 70d47.07W. Tripod 396. LNB Buoy: 42d22.61N, 70d46.96W. Subsurface Mooring 3971 & 3972 (2 VMCM, Seacat). LNB Buoy: 42d22.63N, 70d47.07W. Tripod 4001. LNB Buoy: 42d22.6092N, 70d46.9614W. Subsurface 4011 & 4012 (2 VMCM, 3 Seacat).

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work

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

Summary: Moorings recovered: 2 (#396 and 397 deployed FA 92002 WHITE HEATH Feb. 11-12, 1992). Moorings deployed: 2 (#400 and 401 recovered FA 92026 WHITE HEATH Oct. 20-21, 1992).

USGS Project Number:

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier H-2A-92-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
105221	400	USGS-WHFC	BOTTOMPHOTO	TRIPOD 400; 19920602-19921020	WHOI-DL	ORIGINAL COLOR

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