| CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER: |
97011 |
| Alternate Leg or Cruise Number: |
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| Platform: |
DIANE G |
| Submersible (if any): |
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| Owner-Operator: |
Marlin Offshore |
| Captain: |
Ed Benedict |
| Center Principal and Affiliate Principal(if
any): |
William C. Schwab;
Steve Couch-USACE, NY District; |
| Area of Operations: |
NY inner shelf; Fire Island, NY |
| Bounding Coordinates |
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| North: |
40.78333 |
| South: |
40.5 |
| West: |
-73.53333 |
| East: |
-72.81667 |
| Start and End Dates: |
MAY 5, 1997 to MAY 26, 1997 |
| Start and End Ports: |
from Woods Hole, MA to Woods Hole, MA |
| Number of Days at Sea: |
20 |
| Cruise Objectives: |
High resolution sea-floor mapping investigation along the inner shelf
south of Long Island, NY. |
| Scientific Party(USGS): |
Bill Schwab Ken Parolski Dave Foster Bill Danforth VeeAnn Cross Jane Denny
Ed Roworth Mike Torresan (CMG, Menlo Park) |
| Scientific Party(affiliate): |
Paul Gayes (Coastal Carolina University.) Pat Ealy (Coastal Carolina University.) |
| Scientific Equipment: |
SIS-1000 sidescan-sonar, fathometer, Geopulse, DGPS Navigation EPC recorder,
Van Veen sampler with bottom camera/video, sparker |
| Navigation techniques used: |
DGPS; Ranging to sidescan-sonar towfish |
| Cruise Funding Source: |
SIR and USACE, N.Y. District |
| Project Title: |
Sand Resources, Long Island, NY, Inner Shelf |
| Contract: |
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| Tabulated Information: |
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| Days at Sea: |
20 |
| Continuous Data (in Km): |
2250 |
| Number of Stations Occupied: |
133 |
| Number of Submersible Dives: |
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