R/V Wecoma Research Cruise - April 2011

Date: April 11-15, 2011
Chief Scientist: Murray Levine (OSU)
Document: Cruise Plan
Research Vessel: R/V Wecoma
Blog: Read the Chief Scientist Blog

SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVES

1. Deploy mooring at NH-10.

2. Recover and deploy moorings on the shelf at sites 3mi and 16 mi from the Columbia River; deploy bottom mounted buoys near both of these moorings.

3. Deploy acoustic bottom moorings near Columbia River mouth.

4. CTD stations along some historical locations -- such as NH, CR lines--some with water and vertical bongo net tows .

5. The first 2011 deployment of the glider off the GH-Quinault shelf. (Details)

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