A REPORT OF DATA OBTAINED IN FLORIDA STRAITS AND OFF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA, JULY - DECEMBER 1962.

Abstract

The d presented were collected during the last half of 1962 on eight cruises with the R/V Gerda and seven cruises with the M/V Miss Fleta in Florida Straits and the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico. The data were obtained for studies of the oceanogrphic conditions pre vailing in Florida Straits and adjacent waters, with particular regard to the kinematics of the water movements and also to the physical environ ment of the shrimp population inhabiting the region of the Tortugas Shelf. The tracks of the vessels and the positions at which observations were made are shown in charts immediately pre ceding the list of oceanographic station data relating to each cruise. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0412868

Entities

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Data Acquisition
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Kinematics
  • Observation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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