Project Information

Title: SEA: Physical Oceanography in PWS 96320-M

Project Year and Number: 1996: 96320-M

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 1999: 99320-M-CLO, 1998: 98320-M, 1997: 97320-M, 1995: 95320-M, 1994: 94320-M

Principal Investigator (PI): Shari Vaughan (Prince William Sound Science Center)

Managing Agency: NOAA

Assisting Personnel: Shelton Gay, Loren Tuttle

Research Location: Prince William Sound

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract: This project would investigate the physical oceanographic structure of PWS including the space/time variability of atmospheric and oceanic processes within PWS, investigate relationships between atmospheric forcing (wind, storms, long term temperature changes) and wind and buoyancy-driven currents; determine how these relationships act to retain/disperse food resources for ecologically important species within PWS; and investigate large and fine scale oceanographic structures and major climatic cycles and events.


Proposal: Not Available

Reports:
Annual Report FY96: View (2,002 KB)
Final Report: See Project 99320-M-CLO

Publications from this Project: None Available

Datasets:
EVOSTC Data Archive: The oceanographic variables collected by this project include hydrographic temperature and salinity as well as ocean currents vectors in Prince William Sound and adjacent Gulf of Alaska. Temperature and salinity measurements are recorded with CTD at standard SEA stations and ocean current measurements are collected with moored and towed Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers. Ocean particles are also counted with a towed Optical Plankton Counter. CTD, ADCP (Moored), ADCP, OPC throughout Prince William Sound and adjacent GOA. ASCII, HDF, Reports, profile images, and ASCII files Availability: Available to collaborating researchers and managers and through the scheduled release of the SEA database.