2016-001-FA (CMHRP activity #7140)

Field Activity 2016-001-FA

Identifier

2016-001-FA

Purpose

Piston coring in support of ONR acoustics/USGS RSL & hazards projects

Location

Southern New England Mud Patch

Summary

56 piston & 35 trigger cores (26 vibracores & 10 gravity cores from EN577 Leg 2 - part of same ONR project, stored in WHCMSC)

Info derived

sedimentary records

Comments

Changed FA from Sebago Lake mapping (canceled for this FY) to this project

Projects

Other

Platform

Endeavor

Length 185 feet; beam 33 feet/ draft 18 feet 6 inches (aft).

Itinerary

Start	Woods Hole, MA	2016-04-17
End	Woods Hole, MA	2016-04-25
Days in the field	6

Bounds

West	-70.7629
East	-70.30476888
North	41.07572789
South	40.82532204

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

Jason Chaytor

Crew members

Brian Buczkowski	Scientist, Staff
Allison R Paquette	Scientist, Staff
Alexander R Nichols	Scientist, Staff

Information specialist(s)

Brian Buczkowski

Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category:	Location-Elevation, Sampling, Seismics
Data type:	Navigation, Geology, Sub Bottom Profiler

Equipment used

Equipment	Usage description	Data types	Datasets
Gravity corer		Geology	(no data reported)
Alpine Vibracorer		Geology	(no data reported)
Piston corer	USGS piston corer, UT vibracorer, UT gravity corer	Geology	9
Other		Unknown, Multichannel, Boomer, Sub Bottom Profiler, Sparker, Bubble Gun, Air Gun / Water Gun, Ocean Bottom Seismometer, Sonobuoy	(no data reported)
DGPS	R/V Endeavor ship mounted DGPS systems	Navigation	1

Datasets

Datasets produced in this activity

Dataset name	Equipment	Description	Dataset contact
EN577_CarbonContent	Piston corer	Bulk organics and carbonate content of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_Density	Piston corer	Water content and grain density analyses of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_Foram	Piston corer	Foraminifera biostratigraphy of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_GrainSize	Piston corer	Grain size analyses of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_HRMS	Piston corer	High-resolution magnetic susceptibility of sediment cores from the New England collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_SummarySheet	Piston corer	Summary of analytical data for sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_UndrainedShearStrength	Piston corer	Undrained shear strength of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_VisualCoreDescriptions	Piston corer	Visual description sheets of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_XRD	Piston corer	Raw X-ray diffraction data of cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor
EN577_CoreLocations	DGPS	Collection locations of sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch collected on USGS Field Activity 2016-001-FA	Jason Chaytor

Publications

Boggess, A.A., Buczkowski, B.J., and Chaytor, J.D., 2021, Sedimentological and geotechnical analyses of marine sediment cores from the New England Mud Patch: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZYK3PX.

Chaytor, J.D., Ballard, M.S, Buczkowski, B.J., Goff, J.A., Lee, K.M., Reed, A.H., and Boggess, A.A., 2021, Measurements of Geologic Characteristics and Geophysical Properties of Sediments from the New England Mud Patch: IEEE Journal of Ocean Engineering, 1-28 p doi:10.1109/JOE.2021.3101013.

Knobles, D.P., Hodgkiss, W., Chaytor, J., Neilsin, T., and Lin, Y., 2024, Feature-based maximum entropy for geophysical properties of the seabed: J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 155 (6), 3559-3567, https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0026202. (Abstract)

Lee, K.M.; Ballard, M.S.; Wilson, P.S.; Venegas, G.R.; Dorgan, K.M.; Chaytor, J.D., 2022, Direct measurements of acoustic and physical properties in mud and comparison to sediment acoustics models: Acoustical Society of America 183rd Meeting.

Miller, K.G., Browning, J.V., Keigwin, L., Chaytor, J.D., Schneider, E., Richtmyer, M., Schmelz, W.J., 2024, Holocene Foraminifera, Climate, and Decelerating Rise in Sea Level on the Mud Patch, Southern New England Continental Shelf. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 54 (2): 172-187, https://doi.org/10.61551/gsjfr.54.2.17. (Abstract)

Siderius, M.; Stevens, B.; Higgins, A.; Wendeborn, D.; Lin, Y.T.; Decourcy, B.; Chaytor, J.D., 2022, New England Shelf Break Acoustic (NESBA) Experiment: Seabed Analysis: Acoustical Society of America Meeting.

Samples collected during this field activity

Samples and cores from the USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center: Interactive map

354 samples collected on this field activity are available for further study.

Cores (354)

Device	Sample ID	Description
Piston core	C16001_001	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_002	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_003	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_004	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_005	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_006	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_007	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_008	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_009	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_010	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_011	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_012	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_013	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_014	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_015	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_016	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_017	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_018	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_019	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_020	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_021	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_022	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_023	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_024	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_025	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_026	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_027	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_028	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_029	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_030	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_031	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_032	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_033	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_034	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_035	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_036	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_037	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_038	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_039	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_040	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_041	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_042	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_043	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_044	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_045	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_046	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_047	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_048	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_049	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_050	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_051	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_052	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_053	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_054	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_055	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_056	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_057	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_058	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_059	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_060	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_061	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_062	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_063	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_064	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_065	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_066	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_067	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_068	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_069	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_070	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_071	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_072	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_073	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_074	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_075	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_076	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_077	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_078	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_079	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_080	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_081	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_082	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_083	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_084	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_085	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_086	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_087	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_088	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_089	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_090	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_091	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_092	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_093	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_094	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_095	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_096	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_097	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_098	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_099	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_100	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_101	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_102	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_103	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_104	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_105	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_106	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_107	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_108	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_109	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_110	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_111	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_112	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_113	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_114	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_115	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_116	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_117	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_118	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_119	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_120	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_121	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_122	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_123	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_124	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_125	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_126	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_127	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_128	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_129	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_130	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_131	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_132	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_133	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_134	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_135	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_136	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_137	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_138	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_139	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_140	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_141	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_142	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_143	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_144	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_145	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_146	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_147	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_148	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_149	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_150	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_151	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_152	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_153	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_154	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_155	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_156	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_157	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_158	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_159	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_160	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_161	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_162	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_163	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_164	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_165	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_166	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_167	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_168	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_169	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_170	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_171	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_172	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_173	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_174	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_175	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_176	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_177	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_178	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_179	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_180	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_181	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_182	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_183	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_184	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_185	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_186	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_187	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_188	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_189	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_190	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_191	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_192	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_193	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_194	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_195	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_196	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_197	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_198	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_199	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_200	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_201	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_202	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_203	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_204	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_205	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_206	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_207	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_208	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_209	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_210	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_211	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_212	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_213	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_214	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_215	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_216	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_217	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_218	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_219	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_220	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_221	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_222	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_223	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_224	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_225	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_226	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_227	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_228	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_229	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_230	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_231	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_232	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_233	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_234	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_235	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_236	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_237	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_238	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_239	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_240	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_241	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_242	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_243	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_244	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_245	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_246	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_247	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_248	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_249	visual description, MSCL data
Piston core	C16001_250	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_251	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_252	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_253	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_254	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_255	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_256	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_257	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_258	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_259	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_260	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_261	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_262	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_263	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_264	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_265	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_266	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_267	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_268	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_269	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_270	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_271	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_272	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_273	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_274	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_275	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_276	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_277	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_278	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_279	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_280	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_281	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_282	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_283	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_284	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_285	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_286	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_287	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_288	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_289	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_290	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_291	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_292	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_293	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_294	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_295	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_296	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_297	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_298	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_299	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_300	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_301	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_302	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_303	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_304	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_305	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_306	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_307	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_308	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_309	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_310	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_311	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_312	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_313	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_314	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_315	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_316	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_317	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_318	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_319	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_320	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_321	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_322	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_323	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_324	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_325	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_326	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_327	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_328	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_329	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_330	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_331	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_332	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_333	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_334	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_335	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_336	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_337	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_338	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_339	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_340	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_341	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_342	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_343	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_344	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_345	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_346	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_347	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_348	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_349	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_350	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_351	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_352	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_353	visual description, MSCL data
Vibracore	C16001_354	visual description, MSCL data