Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica
In support of the United States Antarctic Science Program (USAP), the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs research vessel/icebreaker (RVIB) Nathaniel B. Palmer, operated by the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC), conducted a marine geophysical (seismic) and oceanographic surve...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:128580 2023-05-15T13:55:18+02:00 Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica Walters, A 2014 application/pdf http://ecite.utas.edu.au/128580 en eng National Science Foundation; National Marine Fisheries Service http://ecite.utas.edu.au/128580/1/Walters_NBP14-02_PSO_Report.pdf Walters, A, Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica, National Science Foundation; National Marine Fisheries Service, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 29 Jan-16 Mar (2014) [Contract Report] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/128580 Environmental Sciences Environmental Science and Management Conservation and Biodiversity Contract Report NonPeerReviewed 2014 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T22:26:46Z In support of the United States Antarctic Science Program (USAP), the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs research vessel/icebreaker (RVIB) Nathaniel B. Palmer, operated by the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC), conducted a marine geophysical (seismic) and oceanographic survey in the Dumont dUrville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica. The primary area for study was the Totten Glacier (TG) system including the Moscow University Ice Shelf (MUIS) along the Sabrina Coast and the Mertz Glacier (MG) and Cook Ice Shelf (CIS) along the Oates Coast. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the recent behavior of the glacial systems, based on seafloor morphology, sub-bottom profiling, high-resolution seismic-imaging and marine sediment core evaluation; elucidate the longer term role of the TG as it responded to late Quaternary changes in climate and sea level, and assess the present day physical oceanographic and particulate dynamic processes associated with the deep basins that surround the TG tongue. The Palmer departed Hobart, Tasmania on 29 January 2014. The survey commenced on the 3 February 2014 and was completed on the 7 March 2014. The Palmer arrived back in Hobart on the 16 March 2014. Report Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cook Ice Shelf D'Urville Sea Dumont D'Urville Sea East Antarctica Ice Shelf Mertz Glacier Moscow University Ice Shelf Totten Glacier eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic The Antarctic East Antarctica Dumont d'Urville ENVELOPE(140.017,140.017,-66.667,-66.667) Dumont-d'Urville ENVELOPE(140.013,140.013,-66.667,-66.667) Mertz Glacier ENVELOPE(144.500,144.500,-67.667,-67.667) Totten Glacier ENVELOPE(116.333,116.333,-66.833,-66.833) D'Urville Sea ENVELOPE(140.000,140.000,-65.000,-65.000) Sabrina Coast ENVELOPE(118.550,118.550,-67.000,-67.000) Oates Coast ENVELOPE(158.000,158.000,-70.000,-70.000) Cook Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(152.500,152.500,-68.667,-68.667) Moscow University Ice Shelf ENVELOPE(121.000,121.000,-67.000,-67.000) |
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In support of the United States Antarctic Science Program (USAP), the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Polar Programs research vessel/icebreaker (RVIB) Nathaniel B. Palmer, operated by the Antarctic Support Contract (ASC), conducted a marine geophysical (seismic) and oceanographic survey in the Dumont dUrville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica. The primary area for study was the Totten Glacier (TG) system including the Moscow University Ice Shelf (MUIS) along the Sabrina Coast and the Mertz Glacier (MG) and Cook Ice Shelf (CIS) along the Oates Coast. The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the recent behavior of the glacial systems, based on seafloor morphology, sub-bottom profiling, high-resolution seismic-imaging and marine sediment core evaluation; elucidate the longer term role of the TG as it responded to late Quaternary changes in climate and sea level, and assess the present day physical oceanographic and particulate dynamic processes associated with the deep basins that surround the TG tongue. The Palmer departed Hobart, Tasmania on 29 January 2014. The survey commenced on the 3 February 2014 and was completed on the 7 March 2014. The Palmer arrived back in Hobart on the 16 March 2014. |
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Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica |
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Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica |
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Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica |
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Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica |
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Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica |
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protected species mitigation and monitoring report: marine geophysical (seismic) and oceanographic survey in the dumont d'urville sea off the coast of east antarctica |
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National Science Foundation; National Marine Fisheries Service |
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ENVELOPE(140.017,140.017,-66.667,-66.667) ENVELOPE(140.013,140.013,-66.667,-66.667) ENVELOPE(144.500,144.500,-67.667,-67.667) ENVELOPE(116.333,116.333,-66.833,-66.833) ENVELOPE(140.000,140.000,-65.000,-65.000) ENVELOPE(118.550,118.550,-67.000,-67.000) ENVELOPE(158.000,158.000,-70.000,-70.000) ENVELOPE(152.500,152.500,-68.667,-68.667) ENVELOPE(121.000,121.000,-67.000,-67.000) |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cook Ice Shelf D'Urville Sea Dumont D'Urville Sea East Antarctica Ice Shelf Mertz Glacier Moscow University Ice Shelf Totten Glacier |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Cook Ice Shelf D'Urville Sea Dumont D'Urville Sea East Antarctica Ice Shelf Mertz Glacier Moscow University Ice Shelf Totten Glacier |
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http://ecite.utas.edu.au/128580/1/Walters_NBP14-02_PSO_Report.pdf Walters, A, Protected Species Mitigation and Monitoring Report: Marine Geophysical (Seismic) and Oceanographic Survey in the Dumont d'Urville Sea off the coast of East Antarctica, National Science Foundation; National Marine Fisheries Service, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, 29 Jan-16 Mar (2014) [Contract Report] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/128580 |
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