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				Originator: Brad Butman
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			Abstract:
				 Moorings recovered: 7(#277,278,279,280,281,282 
				all deployed #84004 OCEANUS 149 Mar 
				12-19, 1984; #283 deployed #84031 OCEANUS 
				154 May 16-23, 1984). OC159 was the 
				last in a series of 3 cruises conducted 
				as part of a USGS program to study currents 
				and sediment transport on the Continental 
				Slope.  The program is supported by 
				the USGS and by the Minerals Management 
				Service.  Despite the weather, all major 
				scientific objectives were accomplished. 
				 All moorings were recovered and a moderate 
				CTD survey was completed.  One section 
				was repeated 3 times during the cruise 
				which should illustrate temporal changes 
				in suspended sediment during typical 
				storm conditions.  A 1-m Sea Tech transmissometer 
				was used to make suspended sediment 
				observations.  The oxygen sensor on 
				the CTD failed early in the cruise.
			Purpose:
				  1) To recover an array of current 
				meters and bottom instruments deployed 
				on the Continental Slope in March 1984 
				(Slope Array III); 2) Conduct a hydrographic 
				survey across the outer shelf and upper 
				slope between 68 and 71 degrees W.
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			Time_Period_Information: 
				Beginning_Date: 19841113
				Ending_Date: 19841120
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			Progress: In Work
			Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
		Spatial_Domain: 
			Bounding_Coordinates: 
				West_Bounding_Coordinate: -71
				East_Bounding_Coordinate: -68.3
				North_Bounding_Coordinate: 40.4
				South_Bounding_Coordinate: 39
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			Theme: 
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				Theme_Keyword: Mooring work
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			Place: 
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				Place_Keyword: Southern New England Shelf and Slope
				Place_Keyword: Massachusetts
				Place_Keyword:  United States
				Place_Keyword:  North America
				Place_Keyword:  North Atlantic
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			Contact_Information:
				Contact_Person_Primary:
					Contact_Person: Nancy Soderberg
					Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey
				Contact_Address:
					Address_Type: mailing address
					Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
					City: Woods Hole
					State_or_Province: MA
					Postal_Code: 02543
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			Metadata_Reference_Information:
				Metadata_Date: 20080116
				Metadata_Contact:
					Contact_Information:
						Contact_Person: Nancy Soderberg
					Contact_Address:
					Address_Type: mailing address
						Address: 384 Woods Hole Road
						City: Woods Hole
						State_or_Province: MA
						Postal_Code: 02543
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