TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 



2.0 METHODS i . . . 3 



2.1 Bathymetry and Navigation 3 



2.2 Side Scan Surveys 4 



2.3 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Photography 4 



2.4 Sediment Sampling and Analysis 5 



2.5 Benthic Community Analysis 5 



2.6 In-situ Observations 5 



2.7 Bottom-Mounted Instrumentation Array (DAISY) . 6 



3.0 RESULTS 6 



3 . 1 Bathymetry 6 



3.2 Side Scan Surveys 7 



3.3 REMOTS® Sediment-Profile Survey 8 



3.3.1 Stamford-New Haven North (STNH-N) .... 8 



3.3.2 Stamford-New Haven South (STNH-S) .... 11 



3.3.3 Cap Sites One and Two (CS-1 and CS-2) . 13 



3.3.4 Mill-Quinnipiac River (MQR) 16 



3.3.5 Norwalk (NOR) 18 



3.3.6 New Haven '74 (NH-74) 19 



3.3.7 New Haven '83 (NH-83) 20 



3.3.8 Southeast CLIS (CLIS-SE) 21 



3.3.9 CLIS Transect 22 



3.4 Sediment Characteristics 22 



3.5 Benthic Community 2 3 



3.6 In-situ Observations 23 



3.6.1 CS-1 24 



3.6.2 CS-2 24 



3.6.3 STNH-N • • 24 



3.6.4 STNH-S 25 



3.6.5 Field Verification Program (FVP) Mound . 25 



3.7 Bottom-Mounted Instrumentation Array (DAISY) . 26 



3.7.1 Water Temperature 26 



3.7.2 Salinity 26 



3.7.3 Current Speed and Direction 27 



3.7.4 Surface Wave Characteristics 27 



3.7.5 Suspended Material Characteristics ... 28 



4.0 DISCUSSION 29 



4.1 August Monitoring Cruise at CLIS 29 



4.2 Effects' of Hurricane Gloria at CLIS 32 



4.3 Response of the Sediment-Water Interface at 

 NLON to Hurricane Gloria 34 



5.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 37 



6.0 REFERENCES 38 



