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| CRUISE SERIAL NUMBER: |
96004 |
| Platform: |
SEAWARD EXPLORER |
| Center Principal |
William C. Schwab |
| Area of Operations: |
Inner Continental Shelf- NY Bight Apex; Fire Island, NY |
| Bounding Coordinates: |
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| North: |
40.67 |
| South: |
40.35 |
| West: |
-73.84 |
| East: |
-73.03 |
| Start and End Dates: |
MAY 1, 1996 to JUN 9, 1996 |
| Start and End Ports: |
from Caven Point, NJ to Woods Hole, MA |
| Number of Days at Sea: |
39 |
| Cruise Objectives: |
Assess the shallow sediment framework (continuation of regional
environmental study of New York Bight area). |
| Scientific Party(USGS): |
William Schwab, Thomas O'Brien, Barry Irwin, William Danforth,
Shawn Dadisman, David Nichols, Linda Lotto, Jeremy Loss, Jane Denny, Eric
Haase, Ken Parolski, Ed Roworth, VeeAnn Cross, Michael Casso |
| Scientific Party(affiliate): |
Mead Allison-TAMU, Stefan E. Ioannou-U. Toronto, Sarah Pratt-Rutgers,
Benjamin Raken-Wesleyan U. |
| Scientific Equipment: |
Datasonics SIS-1000 Sea Floor Mapping System, 15 in3 watergun
(2-channel), ODOM 3.5 kHz subbottom profiler, Geopulse boomer subbottom
profiler Fathometer Sediment grab sampler and camera system |
| Cruise Funding Source: |
USGS, USACE |
| Remarks: |
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Report Date: 16:35 2/18/1997
Submitted by: Bill Schwab |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey