1992-009-FA (CMHRP activity #1191)

Field Activity 1992-009-FA

Identifier

1992-009-FA

Alternate names

92-1

Purpose

Bottom sampling and photography to determine textural distributions of surficial sediments, to relate these distributions to active sedimentary processes, and to evaluate potential near-shore sand and gravel resources; benthic biologic sampling to evaluate the faunal distributions and concentrations and relate them to habitats within a previously collected sidescan mosaic; and sediment sampling to examine the present trace metal concentrations within and outside the dredge-spoil dumpsites off the Thames River estuary.

Location

eastern Long Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, Connecticut, New York, United States, North America, North Atlantic;

Summary

Sediment samples: 297; Bottom photography: 300 stations; Benthic biology: 60 samples; Geochemical: 29 samples.

Comments

Project = Connecticut Co-operative, Connecticut Co-operative

Platform

Asterias

Length 46 feet; beam 15 feet 4 inches; draft 4.5 feet.

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	1992-06-02
End	Woods Hole, MA	1992-06-10
Days in the field	9

Bounds

West	-72.05612293
East	-71.85947456
North	41.33778144
South	41.26825924

Personnel

Organization

USGS, Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center(WHCMSC)

384 Woods Hole Road

Quissett Campus

Woods Hole, MA02543-1598

(508) 548-8700

Principal investigators

Lawrence J Poppe

Crew members

Lawrence J Poppe

Scientist, Staff

Affiliate principal

Ralph Lewis, CGS

Affiliate staff

Connecticut Geologic Survey (CGS) - Ralph Lewis, Sid Quarrier; Univ. New Haven - Roman Zajac, Jana Newman, 2 students; Indiana Univ. - Boc Wintsch, 3 students; Doug Tolderlund - Coast Guard Academy; Ari Locklear - Southern Connecticut College

Data types and categories

Data category:	Imagery, Location-Elevation, Sampling
Data type:	Photo, Video, Navigation, Geology

Documents: Notes and log books

Name	Survey Equipment	Description
Cruise report	(document not focused on specific equipment)	Chief Scientist's cruise report including personnel, purpose, equipment, tabulated information, table of sample locations, and map of study area.
Sample log	Van Veen grab sampler	Watchstanders' sample log containing identifier, time, position, sampler, and visual description of sample.

Equipment used

Equipment	Data types	Datasets
Van Veen grab sampler	Geology	2
DGPS	Navigation	(no data reported)
Megapulse Accufix 500 LORAN-C	Navigation	(no data reported)
Osprey camera system	Photo, Video	(no data reported)

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
1992-009-FA-SC-001	Van Veen grab sampler	GRAB samples	Brian Buczkowski

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
listex	Van Veen grab sampler	Distribution of surficial sediments in Long Island Sound created by a computer model. Dataset includes polygons representing land.	Lawrence J Poppe