Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006
Data Series
74
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Abstract
This data report presents long-term oceanographic observations made in western Massachusetts Bay at long-term site A (LT-A) (42 deg 22.6' N., 70 deg 47.0' W.; nominal water depth 32 meters) from December 1989 through February 2006 and long-term site B (LT-B) (42 deg 9.8' N., 70 deg 38.4' W.; nominal water depth 22 meters) from October 1997 through February 2004 (fig. 1). The observations were collected as part of a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study designed to understand the transport and long-term fate of sediments and associated contaminants in Massachusetts Bay. The observations include time-series measurements of current, temperature, salinity, light transmission, pressure, oxygen, fluorescence, and sediment-trapping rate. About 160 separate mooring or tripod deployments were made on about 90 research cruises to collect these long-term observations. This report presents a description of the 16-year field program and the instrumentation used to make the measurements, an overview of the data set, more than 2,500 pages of statistics and plots that summarize the data, and the digital data in Network Common Data Form (NetCDF) format.
This research was conducted by the USGS in cooperation with the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Suggested Citation
Butman, B., Alexander, P., Bothner, M., Borden, J., Casso, M.A., Gutierrez, B.T., Hastings, M.E., Lightsom, F.L., Martini, M.A., Montgomery, E., Rendigs, R.R., and Strahle, W.S., 2009, Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006 (Version 3.0, Supersedes Versions 1.0 & 2.0): U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 74, Available online and on DVD-ROM, https://doi.org/10.3133/ds74.
ISSN: 2327-638X (online)
ISSN: 2327-0271 (print)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Long-term oceanographic observations in Massachusetts Bay, 1989-2006 |
| Series title | Data Series |
| Series number | 74 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ds74 |
| Edition | Version 3.0, Supersedes Versions 1.0 & 2.0 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Woods Hole Science Center |
| Description | Available online and on DVD-ROM |
| Time Range Start | 1989-12-01 |
| Time Range End | 2006-02-28 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |