USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Geology Science Center, MA Field Activity Report for 96023

Alternate number:

W22-96

Platform:

WHITE HEATH

Submersible:

Owner-Operator:

USCG-Boston, MA

Captain:

Peter Boardman, Chief Warrant Officer

Center Principal:

Mike Bothner

Affiliate Principal
(if any):

Frederic L. Sayles - WHOI

Area of Operations:

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

Bounding Coordinates

North:

42.4

South:

42.25

West:

-70.8

East:

-70.75

Start and End Dates:

October 1, 1996 to October 2, 1996

Start and End Ports:

from Boston, MA to Boston, MA

Days at Sea:

Project Number:

7241-67011

Project Title:

Pollution Transport in Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay

Cruise Funding Source:

USGS and Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Contract:

Joint Funding Agreement (USGS and MWRA)

Type of Activity:

Mooring work

Objectives:

22nd cruise monitoring currents, sediment transport, and physical/chemical characteristics of sediments in western Massachusetts Bay: Recover/redeploy standard tripod, small tripod - ADCP, suspended sediment sampler, hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen, video, O2 profiler.

Information to be derived:

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

Data Types (and Media) Produced:

Scientific Party
(USGS):

Mike Mike Bothner, Michael Mike Casso, Peter Gill, Marinna Martini, Joseph Joe Newell, Richard Rick Rendigs, Brenton Brendt Taylor

Scientific Party
(affiliate):

Ken Keay - MWRA, Fred Sayles and Joanne Goudreau - WHOI

Data Curator:

Scientific Equipment:

hydraulically damped corer, Van Veen sampler, video, upgraded moored equipment, ADCP, McLean sed trap and suspended matter sampler. Buoy B: 42d22.74N, 70d47.20W. Surface Mooring #477 (VMCM). Buoy B: 42d22.61N, 70d46.97W. Subsurface Mooring #478 (VMCM). Buoy B: 42d22.54N, 70d47.22W. Tripod 4791 (Midas). Buoy B: 42d22.74N, 70d46.84W. Tripod 480 (2 Midas).

Navigation techniques used:

Differential GPS

Summary of Results:

Moorings deployed: 4 (#477, 478 and 480 recovered FA 97015 WHITE HEATH Feb. 11-13, 1997; and #479 recovered FA 97029 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW May 19, 1997). Moorings recovered: 2 (#468 and 470 deployed FA 96012 WHITE HEATH Jun. 11, 1996).

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:

Contact:

Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

Post Field Activity Information for 96023

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

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