Long Island Sound Mapping - Phase 2

Lead PI: Dr. Frank O Nitsche
Unit Affiliation: Marine and Polar Geophysics, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
August 2017 - December 2021
Inactive
North America ; Long Island Sound ; New York
Project Type: Research

DESCRIPTION: The project will map the benthic environment of Long Island Sound to identify areas of resource concern, and areas that are suitable of future infrastructure. Products from the project will include: acoustic intensity, seafloor topography, ecological habitats, sediment texture and environments, and the physical environment of the water column.

SPONSOR: Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
FUNDED AMOUNT: $1,113,945
RESEARCH TEAM: Timothy Kenna, Vicki Lynn Ferrini, Cecilia McHugh, Roger Flood
EXTERNAL COLLABORATORS: Stony Brook University, CUNY Queens College, University of Connecticut

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benthic environment sediment long island sound acoustics mapping estuary planning resources seafloor topography

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