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Dye releases were used to study cross-frontal exchange, Scanfish used to monitor dye dispersion, 1999, GLOBEC

Entry ID: dye_bh_GB

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Summary

Abstract: Two cruises were undertaken in May and June 1999 in which dye patches were
released to study cross-frontal exchange. On Oceanus Cruise 342, led by Bob
Houghton of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO), dye was released in the
bottom mixed layer. Jim Ledwell of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
(WHOI), led Endeavor Cruise 323/324 in which dye ...

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: U.S. GLOBEC Data System, Directory of data page;
see object: "dye_hb", (Bob Houghton Investigator)

Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: R/V Oceanus 342 Cruise Report, preliminary data

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

	N: 42.0	S: 41.0	E: -66.8	W: -67.5

Min Depth: 1M Max Depth: 200M

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1999-05-20

Stop Date: 1999-06-07

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GEORGES BANK

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 2 second
Temporal Resolution Range: 1 second - < 1 minute

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > OCEAN TRACERS

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > FRONTS

ISO Topic Category

ELEVATION

ENVIRONMENT

Access Constraints Public

Ancillary Keywords

ELEVATION

Environmental Monitoring > Environmental Measurements > Elevation

Originating Center

GRID-Bangkok

Data Center

Regional Resource Centre, Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Environment Programme

Data Center URL: http://www.rrcap.unep.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SURENDRA SHRESTHA Phone: (66-2) 5162124, 5245365 Fax: (66-2) 5162125, 5246233 Email: Surendra.Shrestha at unep.org Contact Address: UNEP Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP RRC.AP) 3rd Floor, Outreach Building c/o Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) P.O. Box 4, Klongluang City: Pathumthani Postal Code: 12120 Country: THAILAND