Summary for Field Activity Number 1996-012-FA

Alternate Leg ID: W21-96

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

Dates: June 11, 1996 to June 11, 1996

Objectives: 21st USGS-MWRA-USCG long-term currents, sediment transport, physical/chemical sediment characteristics monitoring: recover moorings #465 and 466; deploy moorings #468, 469 and 470.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Mooring work
Photography

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

Summary: Moorings recovered: 2 (#465 and 466 deployed FA 96007 WHITE HEATH Feb. 14-15, 1996). Moorings deployed: 3 (#468, 469 and 470 recovered FA 96023 WHITE HEATH Oct. 1, 1996). Sampling and coring rescheduled to July 9, 1996, with Ken Keay - MWRA (see FA 96049).

USGS Project Number: 7241-32010

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

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Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of WHITE HEATH
WHITE HEATH

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
050901/01PublicationBOTTOM PHOTO/MOVIE T470BUTMAN B, EVANS J, LANG W, POLLONI C1999OF98-0797TIME SERIES PHOTOGRAPHS SEA FLOOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BAY: JUNE-OCT 199696023
114501/01PublicationTIME SERIES PHOTOS-MASS BAYBUTMAN B, EVANS J, LANGE WN, POLLONI C20010912OF98-0797INTERNAL ARCHIVE WEBSITE TIME-SERIES PHOTOGRAPHY SEAFLOOR WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BAY, JUNE-OCTOBER 1996*#96023
185701/01GEOLMASS BAY BOTHNER NOTEBOOKSBOTHNER MH, CASSO M20031216INTERNAL ARCHIVE MASS BAY CORE SAMPLE LOGS 1988-2003
239001/01PublicationMASS BAY PO, PHOTO 1989-1992BUTMAN, BOTHNER, ALEXANDER, LIGHTSOM, MARTINI,*20040000DDS-0074INTERNAL 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 #SourceData TypeContentsLocationRemarks
105232470USGS-WHFCBOTTOMPHOTOTRIPOD 470; 19960611-19961002WHOI-DLORIGINAL COLOR