Summary Information for Field Activity 1987-032-FA

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

Dates: July 29, 1987 to August 07, 1987

Chief scientist: Mike Bothner

Objectives: To collect sediment samples for geochemical and geotechnical measurements. In addition to sediment samples, a short sidescan sonar survey will be conducted around transponders at the three tripod sites occupied by Butman.

Type of Activity: Sampling;

Information to be derived: Samples and chemical analysis;

Summary:

Contact: Mike Bothner (mbothner@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier N-3-87-BH. Visit this site for more information.

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Platform Info:

NEECHO

Publications resulting from these data

Bothner, M.H., Butman, B., Alexander, P.S., Baldwin, S.M., Blackwood, D.S., Borden, J., Casso, M.A., Crusius, J., Goudreau, J., Kalnejais, L.H., Lamothe, P.J., Martin, W.R., Martini, M.A., Rendigs, R.R., Sayles, F.L., Signell, R.P., Valentine, P.C., and Warner, J.C.,2007, Processes influencing the transport and fate of contaminated sediments in the coastal ocean - Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1302, 89 p.. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2007/1302/)

Data Types and Locations:

Navigation

Logs

Logbook of coring and sampling activities including position data and acquisition notes.

Samples

Sonar