Area of Operations: Long Island Sound, New York, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic;Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: June 11, 2012 to June 14, 2012
Chief scientist: Kate McMullen
Larry Poppe
Objectives: Ground-truth NOAA hydrographic surveys in Block Island Sound
Type of Activity: Sampling;Photography;Block Island Sound, Rhode Island, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Information to be derived: Grain size analysis;Sea floor map;Bottom photos and video
Summary: Stations were occupied along the shore of Rhode Island to collect sediment samples and bottom photography in order to verify NOAA surveys H12296 and H12023.
Contact: Larry Poppe (lpoppe@usgs.gov)
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