Collaborative Efforts Within the Key West Campaign Sea Test February 1995

摘要

During February 1995, four research vessels (WFS PLANET, RN SEAWARD JOHNSON, RNPELICAN, 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. The Florida Keys provide 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. In this report, objectives of participating programs, preliminary data from selected scientific instrumentation, and benefits to MCM operations are highlighted. (MM).