Summary for Field Activity Number 2003-034-FA

Alternate Leg ID: MH42-03

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

Dates: June 12, 2003 to June 12, 2003

Objectives: Collect sediment cores at two long-term monitoring stations in Massachusetts Bay near the outfall for Boston's treated sewage.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Photography

Information to be derived: Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis

Summary: 5 good cores were collected at Station 3. One of these collected for Linda Kalnejais for her erosion experiment. Only two cores were collected at Station 2 because of a malfunction of the bottom closure mechanism. It did not snap into place immediately after pullout, allowing the sand to fall out of the core barrel.

USGS Project Number: 2921-0EL16 - Project Description

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier A-3-03-MY. Visit this site for more information.

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of CHRISTOPHER ANDREW
CHRISTOPHER ANDREW

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

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

Inventory ## per setData TypeContentsAuthorYearReport #FormatTitleRemarks
185701/01GEOLMASS BAY BOTHNER NOTEBOOKSBOTHNER MH, CASSO M20031216INTERNAL ARCHIVE MASS BAY CORE SAMPLE LOGS 1988-2003