The theme of these cruises would be to attempt to follow localized aggregations and to monitor key changes in their demography, physiology, and distribution as it is affected by physical processes and behavior through time. Of great interest is the relationship of these population processes to the development of seasonal stratification. A variety of background physical, chemical and biological measurements made during the process-oriented cruises would provide continuity with data generated from the survey cruises. It is anticipated that moorings might be relocated or brought on line at new locations as the field program progresses. It is recommended that each of the five mooring sites include a central, heavily instrumented, mooring and an array of four peripheral current meter moorings.
Mooring arrays are necessary to properly quantify tidal components of the circulation.