Cruise Report: R/V Alpha Helix Cruise-173 to Western Prince William Sound, Yakutat Bay, and Glacier Bay National Park, Northeastern Gulf of Alaska, August 17 - September 3, 1993
Cowan EA, Powell RD, Carlson PR, Kayen RE, Cai J, Seramur KC, Zellers SD. 1994. Cruise Report: R/V Alpha Helix Cruise-173 to Western Prince William Sound, Yakutat Bay, and Glacier Bay National Park, Northeastern Gulf of Alaska, August 17 - September 3, 1993. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Open-File Report. USGS Open-File Report: 94-258. United States Geological Survey. Reston, VA
Cruise 173 of the R/V Alpha Helix from August 17 until September 3, 1993 was conducted in the fjords of Prince William Sound, Yakutat Bay and Glacier Bay, in southern and southeastern Alaska. This cruise was directed by Ellen A. Cowan of Appalachian State University and Ross D. Powell of Northern Illinois University and funded by the National Science Foundation (OPP-9223990 and OPP-9223992) under the NSF project "Collaborative Research: Definition of High Resolution Seismic Facies for Interpreting Glacial Fluctuations". Cowan's portion of the project is funded through Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and active participation by three undergraduate students in the cruise and post-cruise research reflects this aspect of NSF funding. USGS participants were funded under a cooperative study agreement with the co-Pi's as part of their NSF proposal. This cruise report includes a listing of data and samples collected, maps showing track lines and station locations as well as a summary of significant initial observations.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cowan, Ellen; Powell, Ross; Carlson, Paul; Kayen, Robert; Cai, Jinkui; Seramur, Keith; Zellers, Sarah
- Date of Issue
- 1994
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- GLBA , HIST
- Keywords
- bay, Coastal/Marine Systems, Deglaciation, Deposition, ehistory, Geology, glacial maximum, Glacier Bay, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Glaciers, Glaciology, History, Marine, National Park, preserve, Prince William Sound, Sediment, Seismic, Seismology, Yakutat Bay