Study of Physical Processes on the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Continental Slope and Rise. Volume 3. Appendix

摘要

The report describes three years of physical oceanographic research by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and its subcontractors in the Mid-Atlantic Slope and Rise (MASAR) program. MASAR began in October 1983 and was designed to provide the Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service (MMS) with sufficient information to allow assessment of the potential impacts of petroleum exploration and production activities on the outer continental shelf (OCS) of the Mid-Atlantic region. Several major tasks were undertaken: Determining the general seasonal circulation features; Quantifying and describing processes which produce variability; and Determining the degree to which the slope/rise circulation features influence the physical oceanography of the adjacent Mid-Atlantic continental shelf.