CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) data collected on Stellwagen Bank during U.S. Geological Survey field activity 2016-038-FA, aboard the R/V Auk, Sept. 16 and 19, 2016
type: Dataset
description: This field activity is part of the effort to map geologic substrates of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary region off Boston, Massachusetts. The overall goal is to develop high-resolution (1:25,000) interpretive maps, based on multibeam sonar data and seabed sampling, showing surficial geology and seabed sediment dynamics. This cruise was conducted in collaboration with the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, and the data collected will aid research on the ecology of fish and invertebrate species that inhabit the region. The Sanctuary's research vessel, R/V Auk, visited 41 locations on Stellwagen Bank at which a customized Van Veen grab sampler (SEABOSS) equipped with a video camera and a CTD was deployed in drift mode to collect sediment for grain-size analysis, video imagery of the seabed, and measurements of water column properties.
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contact point: Organization
  fn: Page C. Valentine
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: atlantic-ocean
keyword: chemical-oceanography
keyword: ckan
keyword: cmhrp
keyword: coastal-and-marine-hazards-and-resources-program
keyword: conductivity
keyword: ctd
keyword: ctd-measurement
keyword: depth
keyword: environmental-chemistry
keyword: fluorescence
keyword: geo
keyword: geoscientificinformation
keyword: geoss
keyword: marine-chemistry
keyword: massachusetts
keyword: massachusetts-bay
keyword: national
keyword: national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration
keyword: noaa
keyword: north-america
keyword: ocean-salinity
keyword: ocean-sciences
keyword: ocean-temperature
keyword: oceanographic-observations
keyword: oceans
keyword: salinity
keyword: sbnms
keyword: seabed-observation-and-sampling-system
keyword: seaboss
keyword: stellwagen-bank
keyword: stellwagen-bank-national-marine-sanctuary
keyword: temperature
keyword: turbidity
keyword: u-s-geological-survey
keyword: united-states
keyword: usgs
keyword: water-density
keyword: whcmsc
keyword: woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
theme: {geospatial}

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