| Alternate number: | W17-95 |
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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: | |
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| Center Principal: | Michael Bothner |
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Affiliate Principal
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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: | 43 |
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| South: | 42.25 |
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| West: | -70.8 |
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| East: | -70.75 |
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| Start and End Dates: | February 14, 1995 to February 15, 1995 |
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| Start and End Ports: | from USCG Base, Boston, MA to USCG Base, Boston, MA |
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| Days at Sea: | 2 |
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| Project Title: | |
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| Cruise Funding Source: | USGS Joint Funding Agreement with MWRA; USCG provided ship's costs (except fuel). |
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| Contract: | |
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| Type of Activity: | Sampling
Mooring work |
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| Objectives: | 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. This cruise will be the 17th in a program jointly funded by the USGS and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. The US Coast Guard is generously providing ship time and at-sea support. Time-series sediment traps and a remotely operated suspended matter sampler will be deployed on the subsurface mooring. |
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| Information to be derived: | Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis |
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| Data Types (and Media) Produced: | |
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Scientific Party
(USGS): | Michael Bothner (Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling), Michael Casso (Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling), Peter Gill (Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling), Marinna Martini (Recovery and Deployment), Joseph Newell (Recovery and Deployment), Richard Rendigs (Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling), William Strahle (Recovery and Deployment), Brenton Taylor (Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling) |
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Scientific Party
(affiliate): | Wendy Leo (MWRA - Recovery and Deployment; Sediment sampling and subsampling), Fred Sayles (WHOI - Sediment sampling and subsampling), Joanne Goudreau (WHOI - Sediment sampling and subsampling), Steve Smith (WHOI - Sediment sampling and subsampling) |
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| Data Curator: | |
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| Scientific Equipment: | Grab sampler - van Veen (Teflon coated)
Mooring gear
Damped corer
Osprey video camera system
8 tube traps
Anderson trap
Upright refrigerator
Time-series sediment trap and a remotely operated suspended matter sampler (McLean Associates) |
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| Navigation techniques used: | Differential GPS |
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| Summary of Results: | Moorings recovered: 2 (#445 and 446 deployed FA 94015 WHITE HEATH Oct. 4-5, 1994). Moorings deployed: 3 (#450, 451 and 452, all recovered FA 95032 WHITE HEATH Jun. 13-14, 1995). |
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| Number of Stations Occupied: | |
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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 pre-cruise report and mooring logs; no post-field activity report found. |
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| Contact: | Michael Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov) |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey