MESA New York Bight Project, expanded water column characterization cruise (XWCC-6), NOAA Ship GEORGE B. KELEZ, 29 September - 4 October 1975

During September-October 1975, an oceanographic cruise denoted XWCC-6 was made by the NOAA ship GEORGE B. KELEZ in the New York Bight. The objective of this cruise was to supply data to be incorporated into an analysis of the water characteristics and movements in the highly impacted ecosystem. This report presents the physical and chemical data from this cruise and describes the measurement methods and procedures for reducing the data.