The Long Term Upper Ocean Study (LOTUS) Cruise Summary and Hydrographic Data Report OCEANUS 119, May 1982.

• Main Authors: Trask,Richard P, Briscoe,Melbourne G
• Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1983
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA; DENSITY; TEMPERATURE; GRAPHS; CROSS SECTIONS; TABLES(DATA); SALINITY; ACOUSTIC VELOCITY; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA; MOORING; OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; TRACKS; *Oceanographic cruises; LOTUS(Long Term Upper Ocean Study); Brunt- Vaisala frequency; Dynamic height; WUNR083400; Draper; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA125737; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA125737

OCEANUS cruise number 119 (6-14 May, 1982) was the seventh in a series of cruises to the Long Term Upper Ocean Study (LOTUS) area centered at 34 N, 70 W. During this cruise five moorings were set at the LOTUS site; four for the LOTUS experiment and one, a profiling current meter mooring, for C.S. Draper Labs - MIT. In addition, an engineering mooring was set at 39 deg 30 min N, 70 W. Two XBT sections were made along 70 W between 40 N and 33 N during the trip to and from the LOTUS site. Five CTD stations were also completed in the LOTUS area. Part I of this report is a summary of the major cruise activities and part II presents the hydrographic data (CTD and XBT) collected during the cruise.