Temperature, Salinity and Plankton in the Eastern North Atlantic and Coastal Waters of Britain, 1957.: I. The Characterisation and Distribution of Surface Waters

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Author: Bary, B. McK.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1963
• Subjects: General Medicine; Western Entrance; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f63-052; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f63-052

Monthly temperature-salinity diagrams for 1957 have demonstrated that three surface oceanic "water bodies" were consistently present in the eastern North Atlantic; two are regarded as modified North Atlantic Central water which give rise to the third by mixing. As well in the oceanic areas...