MESA New York Bight Project, expanded water column characterization cruises (XWCC-2 and 3): NOAA Ship Researcher, 22 February-5 March, 9-12 April 1975

During Spring 1975, two oceanographic cruises, denoted XWCC-2 and 3, were made by the NOAA Ship Researcher in the New York Bight. Current meter arrays and bottom-mounted pressure gauges were deployed and recovered on XWCC-2. Geological oceanographic data were collected on XWCC-3. In addition, physical and chemical oceanographic data were collected on both cruises. The objective of the cruises was to supply data to provide a base for analysis of the water movement in the highly impacted ecosystem. This report presents the corrected water column data from these two cruises and preliminary descriptive analysis.