Hydrology and hydrochemistry of the surface water layer near the sea-ice edge in the Scotia Sea (December 1988 - January 1989)

• Main Authors: Tokarczyk, R., Lipski, Maciej, Pérez, Fiz F., Prego, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 1991
• Subjects: Antarctica; hydrology; hydrochemistry; sea-ice zone; Weddell Sea; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; Bransfield Strait; Weddell; Elephant Island; Antarc*; Polar Research; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/296119

11 pages, 13 figures Four water masses were distinguished in the upper water layer between Elephant Island and the South Orkneys. Measurements of temperature, salinity, concentrations of dissolved oxygen and silicates were used for the analysis of the hydrological situation and to recognise the orig...