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CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER:
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95007 |
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Alternate Leg or Cruise Number:
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SEAX95007 |
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Platform:
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SEAWARD EXPLORER |
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Submersible (if any):
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Owner-Operator:
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Seaward Explorer, Inc. |
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Center Principal and Affiliate Principal(if any):
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Bill Schwab |
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Area of Operations:
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New York Bight |
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Bounding Coordinates
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North:
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40.58 |
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South:
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40.36 |
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West:
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-73.90 |
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East:
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-73.49 |
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Start and End Dates:
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MAY 7, 1995 to MAY 25, 1995 |
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Start and End Ports:
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from Woods Hole, MA to Tom's River, NJ |
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Number of Days at Sea:
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18 |
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Cruise Objectives:
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Assess the shallow sediment framework. The first phase of comprehensive environmental study of the New York Bight area. |
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Scientific Party(USGS):
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Thomas O'Brien, Richard Rendigs, William Danforth, Jane Denny, David Nichols, David Foster; |
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Scientific Party(affiliate):
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Meade Allison-Texas A&M, Linda Lotto-ECO, Anna Estes-Weslean Univ., William Corso-USACOE, Michael Lee-Texas A&M; |
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Scientific Equipment:
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Datasonics SIS-1000 Sea Floor Mapping system, 40 cu. in. H2O gun seismic-reflection system, ODEM 3.5 kHz subbottom profiler; |
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Navigation techniques used:
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DGPS |
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Cruise Funding Source:
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USGS |
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Project Title:
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EEZ Mapping NY-NJ |
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Contract:
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n/a |
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Remarks:
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Tabulated Information:
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Days at Sea:
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18 |
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Continuous Data (in Km):
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2300 |
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Number of Stations Occupied:
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53 |
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Number of Submersible Dives:
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Station Description:
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Seismic Line Descriptions:
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Track Plot:
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