Area of Operations: Long Island Sound, New York, Connecticut, United States, North America, North Atlantic
Dates: November 08, 1999 to November 11, 1999
Chief scientist: Marilyn ten Brink
Johan Varekamp, Wesleyan University
Objectives: To collect grab samples to be used for toxicity tests: 3 grabs per station, 30 stations transiting the Sound from east to west in a zig zag pattern to achieve both along-axis and cross-axis samples. Collaborating scientists from Wesleyan University will also be aboard to sample 10 stations for bottom water and foram samples in sediments.
Type of Activity:
Information to be derived:
Summary: Samples covered most of Long Island Sound.
Contact: Ellen Mecray (emecray@usgs.gov)
Nancy Soderberg (nsoderberg@usgs.gov)
InfoBank: uses the identifier C-56-99-LI. Visit this site for more information.
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
