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Cruise - 2004
Field work summary
In August 2004 the scientific team will be performing
two intensive surveys to investigate frontal structures in the vicinity
of Cape Hatteras and the distribution of marine mammals relative to
the fronts. Large area rapid surveys will be used to define the location
of the fronts of interest. These will be combined with repeated high
resolution across-front sections to examine the nose and seaward flank
of the Hatteras Front and the junction of the Hatteras Front, MAB
Shelfbreak Front, and the Gulf Stream Front. Several moored ADCPs
(acoustic doppler current profilers) will also be deployed. The field
work is scheduled to begin on August 1st and finish on August 14th.
Research Vessels
Two research vessels will be used for the August
field work: the 120 ft University of Delaware R/V
Cape Henlopen (Chief Scientist: Glen Gawarkiewicz) will perform
the shelfbreak/upper slope survey, and the 55 ft Old Dominion University
R/V
Fay Slover (Chief Scientist: Dana Savidge) will perform the
rapid shelf survey. Both vessels will be equipped with towed, undulating
CTD (conductivity-temperature-depth) sensors, shipboard surface mapping
CT (conductivity-temperature) sensors, and shipboard ADCPs (acoustic
doppler current profilers) to measure the water properties and currents.
In addition, marine mammal observers from Andy Read's lab at Duke
University will record the location and taxonomy of marine mammals
and seabirds.
Cruise track
The R/V Cape Henlopen will depart from
Lewes, Delaware on August 1st and return on August 14th. The R/V
Fay Slover will depart from Norfolk, Virginia on August 1st and
return on August 14th.
Dispatches
01. 8/3/2004 Waiting
for Alex
02. 8/7/2004 Stormy
Weather
03. 8/8/2004 Summer Breeze
04. 8/11/2004 Cruising
05. 8/13/2004 Heading Home
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation.
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