Turbulence in La Jolla Canyon (TLC)

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Robert Gordon Sproul

Scripps Institution of Oceanography · USA

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Planned route: 8 segments · ~4 hours steaming · 7 stations

Operating area: La Jolla Canyon

Route: San Diego (California) - United States → San Diego (California) - United States

Apr 7 – Apr 14, 20256 days at seaactual: departed Apr 7, 2025, arrived Apr 14, 2025

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Robert Gordon Sproul

Scripps Institution of Oceanography

TPADS — Offshore of San Diego Fe-ISE Pumped Profiles — Southern California Bight (San Pedro Ocean Time-series)Turbulence testing — San Diego trough Turbulence in La Jolla Canyon (TLC) — La Jolla Canyon ONR U/W Demonstration — Southern California OPAREA (Catalina Basin to San Diego Trough)

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Project aboard

The project's goal is to measure turbulence in La Jolla Canyon in order to understand internal wave breaking processes. The results will shed light on the near-bottom structure of ocean turbulence, which has implications for the ocean's general circulation.

People aboard

Matthew Alford · Principal investigator

Party size: 7

Estimated vacant berths: 5

Equipment

No equipment listed for this cruise yet.

Schedule data from UNOLS Marine Facilities Planning · operator cruise code SP2510 Couto · MFP reference 23/3069 · synced Sep 24, 2026