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