The progress report that follows includes research results ranging from unproved ideas to scientific papers published during the tenure of this contract. The end of the contract year finds several facets of our work in various states of preparation, therefore the reader is cautioned that all except the published papers...
First-order analyses of wind and current time series obtained from a Totem buoy off the Oregon coast during 1970 are presented. In addition, winds at Totem are compared with winds recorded simultaneously at Newport, Oregon.
During 1971 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University,
continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures and salinities
along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Daily observations for six stations
are listed along with monthly maxima, minima, means and standard deviations
of temperature and salinity.
Gamma-emitting radionuclides were found in benthic fishes from
depths of 50-280O m off the Oregon coast from 1964-1971. 65Zn, 60Co,
54Mn, 144Ce, 137Cs and 40K were present. Zinc-65, originating mainly
from the nuclear reactors on the Columbia River, was the predominant
artifically-induced radionuclide. Levels of 6Zn per g and specific...
A summary is presented of drift bottle releases and recoveries for
87 cruises taken between January 1961 and January 1971. Statistics for
each drift bottle recovered are given for the total time elapsed between
release and recovery, the velocity and the direction toward which each
bottle traveled. Maps of drift...
Salinity, temperature, oxygen, phosphate, and nitrate observations were taken by Oregon State University of 15 hydrographic cruises in the Northeastern Pacific and one cruise in the Sea of Cortez during 1970. Alkalinity, pH and silicate were taken on special occasions.
Data were collected by Oregon State University personnel aboard the...
This annual report describes progress in marine radioecological studies
under USAEC Contract Number AT(45-1)2227 Task Agreement 12 during the period
1 July 1970 through 30 June 1971. This contract number replaces USAEC
Contract Number AT(45-1)1750 which started 1 June 1962. Although the basic
report format has not been greatly changed...
Observations from an instrument array moored over the continental
shelf off Oregon from 31 July to 21 September 1969 are presented. Temperature,
current and wind observations were obtained every 20 minutes.
First order statistics, histograms, progressive vector diagrams and time
series plots are presented. Supplementary wind observations at Newport
are...
This investigation has been carried out primarily to define the Columbia
River bar crossing problem, to determine the physical factors involved in
hazardous transit developments, and to develop a method for predicting
hazardous bar transit conditions sufficiently in advance to allow proper
safety precautions to be effected.
Actual records of...
In 1960 a program of monitoring the zooplankton populations of Yaquina Bay, Oregon, was begun. The frequency of sampling was maintained at close to weekly intervals after 1 January 1963, usually at five stations. Abundances of all the species found in the bay of both meroplankton and holoplankton have been...
During 1970 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University,
continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures and
salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Observations for 1960
through 1969 are contained in eight Data Reports which are listed under
references. The data in this report were collected...
Dai 1 y temperature and sa 1 in i ty conditions measured in the surf at Agate Beach, Oregon, are given and summarized by 15 day periods, with the range, mean and standard deviation of each period indicated. Conditions in 1970 are briefly compared to those observed in 1968 and...
A summary of the first year of the THEMIS observation program is presented. The observations were made from November, 1968 to November, 1969. The primary measurements were time series of current velocity with supplementary data of wind velocity. The emphasis is on the methods of observation and the procedures used...
A summary of moored instrument measurements over the continental
shelf of Peru is presented. Measurements of variables were made in an
upwelling zone between Pisco and San Juan, from 28 March to 9 April, 1969.
Time series of temperature and horizontal current and wind velocities were
obtained at several depths...
The progress report that follows includes research results ranging from unproved ideas to scientific papers published during the tenure of this contract, The end of the contract year finds several facets of our work in various states of preparation, therefore the reader is cautioned that all except the published papers...
Salinity, temperature, oxygen, phosphate, and nitrate observations were taken by Oregon State University on 16 hydrographic cruises in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1969. Alkalinity , pH and silicate were taken on special occasions. Nine cruises were taken along the Newport line. The rest were special cruises made off Depoe...
A summary of one phase of a direct observational program conducted
in the coastal region off Oregon is presented. The measurements
were made primarily on the continental shelf during most of the coastal
upwelling season (May and June 1967; April through September 1968).
The principal measurements were time series of...
Daily temperature and salinity conditions measured in the surf at Agate Beach, Oregon are summarized by 15 day periods for 1968 and 1969. For each period the number of observations, the high, the low, the mean and the standard deviation of the temperature and salinity measurements are tabulated and figured....
A multi-disciplinary oceanographic cruise - YALOC '69 - was
carried out by staff of the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University aboard the R/V YAQUINA. This report describes the observational
programs undertaken.
YALOC '69 was motivated by a desire to study the geology, geophysics
and physical oceanography of the Panama...
A numerical model was developed which predicts the dynamic
response of a single mooring line and a buoy of forty feet diameter
to sinusoidal waves, wind and current in all deep waters. All forces
and reactions were considered to be in one plane.
The basic equations for the mooring line...
During 1968 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures
and salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Observations for 1960 through 1967 are contained in six Data Reports
which are listed under references. The data in this report
were collected...
Salinity, temperature, oxygen, phosphate, nitrate and silicate
observations were taken by Oregon State University on 17 hydrographic
cruises in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1966. Alkalinity, pH
and total CO2 were taken on special occasions. Nine cruises were
taken along the Newport line. The rest were special cruises made
off...
Recent activity in the exploration and development of the ocean's
resources has created a need for scientific and technical knowledge in
many areas. One example is the need for rapid and reliable techniques
for ascertaining and for the predictions of sea state and the atmospheric
conditions at particular ocean locations....
Salinity, temperature, oxygen phosphate, nitrate and silicate
observatIons were taken by Oregon State University on 21 hydrographic
cruises in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean during 1968. Alklinity , pH
and total CO2 were taken on special occasions. Fifteen cruises were
taken along the Newport line. The rest were special cruises made...
Oregon State University is now observing its Centennial Year. The
first hundred years has brought immense growth to the institution which
is reflected in the last decade.by the initiation and development of a
Department of Oceanography.
The data contained in this report represents over 3000 individual scattering measurements taken in the equatorial Pacific in the vicinity of Johnston Island. The purpose of the measurements was to obtain data that would aid in the determination of a correct model for the mixing processes in the vicinity of...
A summary of one phase of a direct observational program conducted
in the coastal region off Oregon is presented. The measurements were
made primarily on the continental shelf in late coastal upwelling season
(August and September 1966). The principal measurements were time
series of horizontal current velocity and temperature fields;...
This report is concerned with environmental and animal internal temperatures in the intertidal zone at low tide. Daily sea surface temperatures at Agate Beach, Ore., are compared to weekly measurements made near-by. Greater range and fluctuations are revealed by daily measurements. Data are provided on animal internal temperatures at low...
A summary of the first. year's results in a program of current measuring techniques employing the electromagnetic method is presented. The data was taken on hydrographic survey cruises ranging to 165 miles offshore from Oregon. The measurements in this first phase consist solely of those taken by the method of...
During 1967 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures and salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. Observations for 1960 through 1966 are contained in five Data Reports which are listed under references. The data in this report were collected...
Most of the period of my visit was spent working in the turbulence
section of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics. Brief visits were made
to the Institute of Oceanology, Academy of Sciences in Moscow, to some
departments of Moscow State University, and to one department of the
Institute of Oceanology...
Currents between the surface and 1000 m depth off the Oregon
coast have been measured by tracking parachute drogues. The study
was initiated by Mr. Bruce Wyatt in January 1962, using the R/V
ACONA. Dr. Paul M. Maughan participated in the earlier half of the
work and wrote his master's...
This is the fifth report of data collected during a study designed to
determine the currents and water masses along the Oregon coast. The
first four reports cover the period from July 1958 to December 1961 (Wyatt
and Callaway, 1961; Wyatt and Kujala, 1961; Wyatt and Kujala, 1962; Wyatt
and...
Artificial radionuclides, induced in water used as a coolant in the Hanford reactors, are discharged into the Pacific Ocean by the Columbia River. Gamma-ray spectrometric measurements show that levels of 65Zn decrease in both sediments and benthic animals with distance from the mouth of the river and with depth of...
This is the first data report of a program designed to study physical
processes in Oregon shelf waters by means of moored instrument arrays.
Various statistics and plots of smoothed data are presented for time
series of current velocity and of temperature. Data were collected in
July, August, September, and...
This report is a description of the first extended oceanographic
cruise made by staff of the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, aboard the Research Vessel YAQUINA. The purpose is to
describe the track made good and the observational programs undertaken
for the information of those who may wish to...
Oregon State University operates a World-Wide Standard Seismograph
Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls
(KFO), Oregon. Data recorded at the Portland (PTD), Oregon, seismic
station, operated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, are
included in this Seismological Bulletin.
The Corvallis station includes three...
During 1963 and 1964 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, continued its program of shore sampling, of ocean
temperatures and salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest.
Observations for 1960, 1961, and 1962 are contained in three Data
Reports: No. 6 (Kujala and Wyatt, 1961), No. 8 (Oliphant,...
Oregon State University operates a World-Wide Standard Seismograph
Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls (KFO),
Oregon.
The Corvallis station includes
graphs (T0 = 1 sec , Tg = 0.75 sec),
seismographs (T0 = 30 sec t Tg = 100
vertical Benioff seismograph (T0 =
visual...
This report covers somewhat more than a full year of operation.
Individual contracts between the AEC and Oregon State University covering
the research of William Pearcy, Andrew Carey, Jr. , and Charles Osterberg
were combined into a joint contract on 1 November 1964. No Progress
Reports for the unexpired portions...
Oregon State University operates a World-Wide Standard Seismograph
Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls (KFO),
Oregon.
The Corvallis station includes three short-period Benioff seismographs
(T0 = 1 sec, T = 0.75 sec), three long-period Sprengnether
seismographs (T0 = 30gsec, Tg = 100 sec), and a...
Oregon State University operates a World-Wide Standard Seismograph
Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls (KFO),
Oregon.
The Corvallis station includes three short-period Benioff seismographs
(To = 1 sec, Tg = 0.75 sec), three long-period Sprengnether
seismographs (To = 30 sec, Tg = 100 sec), and...
Oregon State University operates a World-Wide Standard Seismograph Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls (KFO), Oregon. The Corvallis station includes graphs (To = 1 sec T = 0.75 sec), seismographs (T0 = 30 g sec, Tg = 100 vertical Benioff seismograph (T o = 1...
This report covers the first full year of operation of our gammaray
spectrometry facility. A part of the contract period was devoted
to calibration of the instrument, and therefore, a brief report on this
procedure is included.
This is the fourth data report of a study designed to determine
the current patterns and water mass characteristics along the
Oregon coast.
All data in this report were collected at stations occupied by
Research Vessel ACONA (Burt and Pattullo, 1961). The
The calibration factor of LaCoste-Romberg , surface-ship gravity
meter 5-9 was checked against a 1200 mgal range of land base stations
along the West Coast of the United States. Previous checks at other
base stations provided conflicting results as to the accuracy of this
meter's calibration factor supplied by the...
The Oregon State University seismic station at Corvallis is one of the World-Wide Cooperative Standard Seismograph Network of stations. The station includes three-component Benioff short-period seismographs (T0 = 1 sec, Tg = 0.75 sec); three-component Sprengnether long-period seismographs (T0 = 30 sec, Tg = 100 sec); and an additional small...
Temperature, salinity, and current measurements extending over one
or more tidal cycles were made at various times during the three-year
period 1960-1962 in Coos Bay, on the central Oregon coast (43°20'N,
124°13'W). Dissolved oxygen was measured occasionally. The three
regular sampling stations are shown in Figure 1. Station A is...
The Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, has
initiated a program for obtaining weekly samples of surface temperature
and salinity off the Oregon coast. Observations for 1960 and.1961 are
included in two Data Reports: No. 6 (Kujala and Wyatt, 1961) and No. 8
(Oliphant, Wyatt and Kujala, 1962). Data in...
This report summarizes the results of the research contract,
"Species Composition and Distribution of Marine Nekton in the Pacific
Ocean off Oregon" (AT(45-1)1726) for the two-year period from September
1, 1961, to September 1, 1963.
This report summarizes the research conducted during the second quarter
of the calendar year 1963 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, under contracts with Geophysics Branch of Office of
Naval Research, Division of Biology and Medicine of the Atomic Energy
Commission, Advanced Research Projects Agency, and Air Force...
Gravity observations were made with the LaCoste-Romberg underwater
gravity meter during July and August 1962 at 149 stations
in an area 10 by 40 miles (44°10' to 44°50'N latitude and 124°
07' to 124°20'W longitude) off the north-central Oregon coast
from Heceta Head to Depoe Bay. The primary purpose of...
This report sunmarizes the research conducted during the first quarter
of the calendar year 1963 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with
the Office of Naval Research, grants GP 622, G 23103, G 24353, and GB 531 with the National Science...
Our major effort since initiation of this contract has been directed
toward (1) procuring the gamma-ray spectrometric equipment and integrating
the components into an operational system, and (2) analyzing
the samples obtained from the midwater trawl program of the Department
of Oceanography and evaluating and interpreting the resulting data
Analyses...
This report summarizes the research conducted during the fourth quarter
of the calendar year 1962 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with
the Office of Naval Research, grants GP 622, G 23103 and G 24353 with
the National Science Foundation, contracts...
Studies on elemental and energy transfer in lower trophic levels in
the marine environment were initiated in July 1962 after receipt of AEC
contract AT(45-1)1751. It should be pointed out that this report covers
only a six-month period, because for bookkeeping purposes the contract
was made retroactive to 1 April...
This report summarizes the research conducted during the third
quarter of the calendar year 1962 by the Department of Oceanography,
Oregon State University, under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102
with the Office of Naval Research, grants G 19783, G 23103 and G 24353
with the National Science Foundation, contracts...
During 1961, a program of shore station sampling of ocean temperatures
and salinities was carried out by the. Oceanography Department of Oregon
State University. This is a continuation of the work reported by
Kujala and Wyatt (1961). Sampling was conducted at 11 locations along
the Oregon coast and at one...
This report summarizes the research conducted by the Department of
Oceanography, Oregon State University, during the second quarter of
the calendar year 1962 under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102
with the Office of Naval Research, grants G 19783 and G 23103 with the
National Science Foundation, contract AT (45-1)-1726...
Knowledge of the pelagic organisms in vast areas of the open ocean is very limited. This is particularly true of the small nekton or swimming forms such as fishes, squid, prawns and euphausiids, which are important as intermediate animals in the food chain and are preyed upon by species such...
This report summarizes the research conducted during the first quarter
of the calendar year 1962 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, under contract Nonr-1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with
the Office of Naval Research, Grant No. G 19783 with the National
Science Foundation, and Contract AT(45-1)-1726 with the Atomic...
This is the third data report of a study designed to determine the
current patterns and water mass characteristics along the Oregon coast.
The first report covered the period July 1958 to July 1959 (Wyatt and
Callaway, 1961). During that year observations were taken to a maximum
depth of 30...
This report summarizes the research conducted during the fourth quarter
of the calendar year 1961 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon
State University, under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with
the Office of Naval Research, and Grant No. G 19783 with the National
Science Foundation.
This report summarizes the research conducted during the third quarter of
the calendar year 1961 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, under contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with the Office
of Naval Research, and Grant No. G 15070 with the National Science Foundation.
This report summarizes the research conducted during the second quarter
of the calendar year 1961 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, under Contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with the
Office of Naval Research, and Grant No. G 15070 with the National Science
Foundation.
This report includes the temperature and salinity data collected at nine shore stations along the Oregon coast from the Columbia River south to Bandon, Oregon. The purpose of this study is to obtain basic information and to supplement our monthly offshore oceanographic survey cruises.
This is the second report of a study designed to establish the
current patterns and water mass characteristics existing along the
Oregon coast. Surveys reported on previously were concerned with
monthly samples from a maximum depth of 100 feet and out to 25 miles
offshore from Newport, Oregon. Since December...
This report summarizes the research conducted during the first quarter of
the calendar year 1961 by the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State
University, under Contract Nonr 1286(02) Project NR 083-102 with the
Office of Naval Research.
The Department of Oceanography at Oregon State College
initiated an oceanographic survey of the Oregon coast on July 1,
1958. The purpose of this report is to present salinity,
temperature, and oxygen data collected for the interval from
July 1958 to July 1959, and to present a preliminary interpretation
of...
A graph is presented which shows the average annual temperature depth profile which has been computed and estimated for the
Brownlee Reservoir. Forecast computations and estimations are
for a median river flow year. The graph also contains forecasts
of the annual temperature cycle for the Snake River below Brownlee Dam.
Oregon State University operates a World Wide Standard Seismograph
Station at Corvallis (COR) and a seismic station at Klamath Falls (KFO),
Oregon. Data recorded at the Portland (PTD), Oregon, seismic station,
operated by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, are included in
this Seismological Bulletin.
The Corvallis station includes...