Open AccessInterdisciplinary ocean process studies on the New England shelf
Author(s) -
Dickey T. D.,
Williams A. J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: oceans
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2000jc900155
Subject(s) - timeline , geology , forcing (mathematics) , meteorology , oceanography , sampling (signal processing) , sedimentary rock , environmental science , remote sensing , climatology , geography , telecommunications , computer science , paleontology , archaeology , detector
A coordinated study of physical, bio‐optical, and sedimentary processes and acoustic transmission was conducted on the New England shelf about 110 km south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, from September 1995 to August 1997. The experiment utilized several different observing platforms enabling measurements over space scales from centimeters in the vertical to tens of kilometers in the horizontal and timescales from minutes to the annual cycle. The present report provides information concerning previous work in the region and objectives, sampling methods, locations, and timelines for the experiment. Many of the results focus on the understanding of interrelationships and couplings among physical, bio‐optical, sedimentary, and acoustical properties and processes. Two hurricanes passed near the study site, enabling novel research concerning the effects of intense atmospheric forcing.