Currents, pressure, temperature, conductivity, salinity, and attenuation data collected from moorings during the Lydonia Canyon Dynamics Experiment deployed from platforms OCEANUS, LULU, and WHITEFOOT from October 24, 1980 to November 11, 1982 (NCEI Accession 0054154)

A major field experiment to determine the importance of submarine canyons in sediment transport along and across the continental margin. The experiment included extensive current and hydrographic observations, submersible dives, and sediment surveys.

一项旨在明确海底峡谷(submarine canyons)在沿大陆边缘及跨大陆边缘(continental margin)沉积物输运过程中重要性的大型野外现场试验。本次试验涵盖了大规模海流与水文观测、深潜器下潜作业以及沉积物调查工作。