Transient Tidal Eddy Project Data Report: Winter 2008-09

摘要

The Transient Tidal Eddy (TTE) project consisted of field and modeling components that focused on the tidal eddy motion generation and evolution in the region east of Chatham, MA. The project consisted of a strongly stratified phase in spring 2008 and a weakly stratified phase in winter 2008-09. The winter observation phase of TTE, which spanned 3 November 2008 to 3 February 2009, consisted of shipboard CTD and ADCP surveys, moored ADCP time series measurements, CODAR surface current mapping, and the deployment of a drifter. There were two phases to the field program, namely a spring, stratified Phase-1, with activities focused in May 2008; and a winter, significantly less-stratified Phase-2, with activities focused between November 2008 and January 2009. The field work described here focused on 3-4 November 2008 and 27-31 January 2009.