Alternate Leg ID: JD 93-1 Area of Operations: western and central Long Island Sound, Old Lyme to Milford, offshore Housatonic River mouth, offshore Norwalk River mouth, offshore Connecticut River mouth, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic Dates: November 5, 1993 to November 21, 1993 Chief scientist: Lawrence Poppe
David Twichell
Ralph Lewis - CGS
Roman Zajac - U. New Haven Objectives: Sidescan survey to determine textural distribution of surficial sediments and relate to active sedimentary processes; evaluate habitats and relate to benthic community structure. Cruise replaced cancelled ASTERIAS cruise originally scheduled for September 1993. Type of Activity: Seafloor mapping
Information to be derived: Habitat maps
Sea Floor Map
Summary: Sidescan sonar: 450 km. USGS Project Number: 9470-61058 and 9470-61059
Contact: Larry Poppe (lpoppe@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier D-1-93-LI. Visit this site for more information.
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