Description: A field experiment to determine the importance of submarine canyons in sediment transport along and across the continental margin. The experiment included extensive current and hydrographic observations, submersible dives, and sediment surveys.
Duration: January - July 1982
USGS PIs: B. Butman, M. Noble, M. Bothner
Collaborators: Bureau of Land Management (Minerals Management Service)
Publications:
Field Activity Reports: 1982-001-FA, 1982-020-FA
Revision History:
Please use the following citation when referencing this dataset:
Butman, Bradford, Noble, M.A. Lightsom, F.L., Oceanographic Measurements-- Oceanographer Canyon, 1982: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://stellwagen.er.usgs.gov/oceanog_c.html.
Data Access
Catalog of Data Averaged to Hourly
Data Access via THREDDS (EPIC)
Station Locations
For more detail about the measurements collected at each site, browse OCEANOG_C.kml (using Google Earth).