Summary Information for Field Activity 2001-070-FA

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

Dates: October 04, 2001 to October 09, 2001

Chief scientist: Mike Bothner

Bill Martin, Jennifer Morford (WHOI)

Objectives: On October 4 we deployed two benthic chambers and collected 6 sediment cores (by SCUBA). Recovered chambers on Oct. 9, 2001.

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Information to be derived:

Summary: All operations were successful.

Contact: Polly Hastings (phastings@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier R-1-01-BH. Visit this site for more information.

Platform Info:

RAFAEL

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/)

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Photos

Deck photos of field activity operations

Samples