Hydrography and dynamics of Port Foster, Deception Island, Antarctica

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Flexas, Mar M., Arias, Mariano R., Ojeda, Miguel A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: coastal-trapped waves; currents; tides; Antarctic; Deception Island; Pendulum Cove; Port Foster; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102016000444

The circulation and water masses of Port Foster, Deception Island, were studied using conductivity-temperature-depth stations inside and outside the semi-enclosed bay and an array of bottom temperature sensors moored around the perimeter of the bay over two weeks in the summer of 2012. Inside Port F...