Collaborative Efforts Within the Key West Campaign Sea Test February 1995.
Abstract
During February 1995, four research vessels (WFS PLANET, RN SEAWARD JOHNSON, RN PELICAN, and RN SEAWARD EXPLORER) and 115 scientists and technicians from five nations mounted a major scientific campaign in waters of the western Florida Keys. Scientific experiments during this Key West Campaign focused on the shallow-water carbonate sedimentary environments in the vicinity of the Marquesas Keys and the Dry Tortugas. This research is in keeping with the recent changes in strategic concept defined in the USN's 1992 paper "From the Sea" in which the focus of naval priorities has shifted from operations on the high seas to operations in the littoral regions of the world, where, Mine Counter Measures (MCM) are of critical importance. The Florida Keys provides the only environment in continental US waters which is analogous to the shallow-water tropical carbonate settings that are becoming increasingly important to naval operations (e.g., Persian Gulf) and where the biogeochemical processes that are typical of those carbonate environments can be studied. Teamwork among university and government laboratories, combined basic and applied research objectives, and international cooperation are all hallmarks of the Key West Campaign. In this report, objectives of participating programs, preliminary data from selected scientific instrumentation, and benefits to MCM operations are highlighted. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 08, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA299597
Entities
People
- Daniel Lott
- Dawn Lavoie
- Kevin L. Williams
- Michael Richardson
- Samuel Tooma
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory