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Summary for Field Activity Number 99009


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Alternate Leg: ID (MH31-99)

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

Dates: September 21, 1999 to September 22, 1999

Chief scientist: Michael Bothner
   

Objectives: Exchange moorings at two locations and collect sediment cores at two long-term monitoring stations. We will also measure oxygen profiles at the sediment stations.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work
Photography

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

Summary: Moorings recovered: 4 (#569, 570, 571 and 572 all deployed FA 99008 MARCUS HANNA May 11-12, 1999). Moorings deployed: 4 (#590, 591and 592, recovered FA 00002 MARCUS HANNA Feb. 15-16, 2000; #593 recovered FA 00048 CHRISTOPHER ANDREW Mar. 28-29, 2000).

USGS Project Number: 7241-67013

Contact: Michael Bothner; edited by J. Cote (mbothner@usgs.gov)

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of MARCUS HANNA
MARCUS HANNA

On-Line Resources: Station Descriptions Seismic Line DescriptionsTrack PlotRelated Web Site

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