Data report of the DOE-sponsored Northwest Marine Sciences Group July-August 1979 cruise
- comps.
This cruise was part of a continuing program to collect detailed information on the processes affecting plankton productivity, abundance, and distribution off the Washington coast, and on the chemistry, distribution, and flux of particulate material in these waters. The sampling program for this cruise was designed to determine the effect of the Quinault Canyon on the biology, chemistry, hydrography, and flux of particulate material in Washington coastal waters. The field program had two major components: Leg I, predominantly a transect or survey phase; and Leg II, intensive sampling at a smaller number of sites to investigate important processes and rates. The transect phase provided an overview of biological and hydrographic parameters over a large region of the coastal zone. The information collected during Leg I provided the bases for selecting sites for intensive sampling on Leg II and also provided a broader geographical data base for interpreting and extrapolating the results of the intensive studies of Leg II. The intensive investigations focused on rates of important processes involved in transfer of energy and biomass in pelagic ecosystems and includes measures of phytoplankton productivity, zooplankton grazing rates, microbial activity, flux of organic matter and suspended particulates, and concentrations of trace metals and hydrocarbons.
- Research Organization:
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis (USA). School of Oceanography; Washington Univ., Seattle (USA). Dept. of Oceanography; Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT06-79EV10047
- OSTI ID:
- 6602226
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/EV/10047-2; TRN: 81-006329
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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