OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT AUGUST 1974 



by 



Charles W. Morgan ' 



Joseph M. Bishop ' 



Frank F. Mulher ' 



INTRODUCTION 



An oceanographic survey of tlie waters of the 

 New York liifjlit (Block Island to Cape May) 

 was conducted by the USCGC EVERGREEN 

 during August 1974. The purpose of the cruise 

 was to continue data collection for use in a 

 coastal surface current model to be used in 

 Search and Rescue planning. The survey, con- 

 ducted during the period 8-20 August, consisted 

 of six sections laid perpendicular to the trend of 

 the coast between Block Island, Rhode Island 

 and Cape May, New Jersey (fig. 1). Each sec- 

 tion was designed to contain two stations in the 

 slope water beyond the continental shelf, one 

 station on the continental slope, and four to five 

 stations on the continental shelf, thus providing 



information on not only shelf processes, but also 

 on the adjacent slope water. Station spacing 

 was approximately IT) nautical miles, and section 

 spacing was apjiroximately 4') nautical miles. In 

 addition to the oceanographic survey, three cur- 

 rent meter arrays were deployed south of Long 

 Island (fig. 1). 



'U.S. Coast Guard Oceatiograpliic I'liit, Hlrl;.'. 159-E 

 Xavy Yard Aiiiiex, Wasliiii^'toii, D.C. ^O.'iftO 



' Now with Deep Water Ports Project, Kiiviroiiiiiental 

 Data .Service, National Oceanic and Atniosplieric Ad- 

 niiiiistratioii, Page Huilrtinj:, Wasliington D.C. 20235 



'.Now with Tide.s Division, National Ocean Survey, 

 National Oceanic and Atinosplieric .\dininistration, 6001 

 Kxecutive P.lvd., Uocliville, Maryland 208r)2 



