Long term monitoring of currents, conductivity, temperature, salinity, sigma-theta, pressure, waves, chlorophyll A, oxygen, and meteorology from moorings deployed at two locations in Massachusetts Bay from the platforms WHITE HEATH, ASTERIAS, CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, MARCUS HANNA, ABBIE BURGESS, LOONEY,

Measurements of currents and other oceanographic properties were made at two locations to understand the transport and long-term fate of sediments and associated contaminants in Massachusetts Bay, one to the south of the new ocean outfall (LT-A), and at a second location about 22 km to the southeast of the ocean outfall offshore of Scituate, Mass (LT-B). This set of field observations is part of a larger project to develop a predictive capability and understanding of the fate, transport, and environmental effects of sewage wastes discharged to the coastal ocean (see http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/bostonharbor/).

为探究马萨诸塞湾内沉积物及其附着污染物的输运过程与长期归宿，研究人员在两处站位开展了海流及其他海洋学参数的现场观测：一处站位位于新建海洋排污口南侧（LT-A），另一处站位地处马萨诸塞州斯库泰特近海、海洋排污口东南约22公里处（LT-B）。本套现场观测数据隶属于一项大型研究项目，该项目旨在构建近海排放污水的归宿、输运过程及环境影响的预测能力并深化相关科学认知（详见http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/bostonharbor/）。