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OAS accession Detail for 0001633, meta_version: 4. Current meta_version is: 8
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| Title: | Physical, biological, and meteorological data from the Life on the Edge II cruise, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, June 8-22, 2004 (NODC Accession 0001633) |
| Abstract: | Beyond the beach and influenced by the Gulf Stream, the unique habitats along "the edge" of the continental shelf and the deeper continental slope support myriad life forms. The Life on the Edge 2004 mission, part of a several-year study, aims to document and understand these habitats and the species that live in them. The mission team is searching for coral reefs and other reef habitats, from the sargassum floating in the surface waters to the corals found in deep water. The scientists hope to characterize the trophodynamics (energy flow) and community structures in these environments. A transition zone exists between the continental shelf and the deep sea. It is rich with commercially valuable fishes as well as unusual species. An abundance of invertebrate fauna, including several species of crustaceans, echinoderms, and sponges, also call this transition zone home. During the 14-day cruise aboard the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution’s research vessel Seward Johnson, the science team will study both the outer-shelf hard grounds, found in relatively shallow water (80 to 200 m), and the middle-slope coral banks, found in deeper water (350 to 800 m). |
| Date received: | 20040622 |
| Start date: | 20040608 |
| End date: | 20040622 |
| Seanames: | Coastal Waters of Florida, North Atlantic Ocean |
| West boundary: | -80.354115 |
| East boundary: | -75.691017 |
| North boundary: | 34.348883 |
| South boundary: | 27.461317 |
| Observation types: | biological, meteorological, physical |
| Instrument types: | ADCP, echo sounder, fluorometer, GPS, meteorological sensor, pyranometer, thermosalinograph |
| Datatypes: | AIR TEMPERATURE, BAROMETRIC PRESSURE, CONDUCTIVITY, FLUORESCENCE, irradiance, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, SALINITY, WATER TEMPERATURE, WIND DIRECTION, WIND SPEED |
| Submitter: | Rutz, Steven |
| Submitting institution: | US DOC; NOAA; OAR; Office of Ocean Exploration and Research |
| Collecting institutions: | Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, University of Miami, US DOC; NOAA; Office of Marine and Aviation Operations |
| Contributing projects: | OER IPT |
| Platforms: | Seward Johnson (33SW) |
| Number of observations: | |
| Supplementary information: | Steve W. Ross was the chief scientist during this cruise. |
| Availability date: | 20060621 |
| Metadata version: | 4 |
| Keydate: | 2004-07-21 13:42:05+00 |
| Editdate: | 2018-11-14 18:55:39+00 |