CRAWFORD CRUISE 18. A STUDY OF GULF STREAM MEANDERS

Abstract

I DENTIFIERS: CRAWFORD Cruise 18. CRAWFORD Cruise 18 was undertaken in May and June 1958, with the purpose of studying the structure of Gulf Stream meanders off Onslow Bay, North Carolina. This was done by succ ssive crossings of the axis of the current by the research vessel CRAWFORD. During the cruise, 120 crossings were completed. The data collected on that cruise are presented. Included are some results of an analysis of the data. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267308

Entities

People

  • Ferris Webster

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bodies Of Water
  • Continents
  • Crossings
  • Geographic Regions
  • Gulf Stream
  • Landforms
  • North America
  • North Carolina

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