Aerial Oceanographic Observations, July 1969 - June 1970, Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida

Sea surface temperatures (SST) for July 1969 to June 1970 from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida were measured during Coast Guard Airborne Radiation Thermometer (ART) monthly surveys. A total of 12 airborne surveys were conducted along more than 6,800 kilometers of transects covering approxi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Deaver,J. W.
Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1975
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEAN SURFACE
*SURFACE TEMPERATURE
*NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
COASTAL REGIONS
AIRBORNE
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
NORTH CAROLINA
GULF STREAM
FLORIDA
THERMOCLINES
OCEAN SURVEILLANCE
THERMOMETERS
MASSACHUSETTS
AQUATIC ANIMALS
Cape Hatteras
Cape Cod
Miami(Florida)
DOT/5M
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA014415
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA014415
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Summary:Sea surface temperatures (SST) for July 1969 to June 1970 from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida were measured during Coast Guard Airborne Radiation Thermometer (ART) monthly surveys. A total of 12 airborne surveys were conducted along more than 6,800 kilometers of transects covering approximately 130,000 square kilometers of Atlantic coastal waters each month. Twelve monthly SST isotherm charts are presented which were contoured from these data. The coastal SST distribution and seasonal variation is analyzed on a time-space grid. The thermal front associated with the Gulf Stream between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Miami, Florida was tracked by ART and appeared to parallel the 183 meter isobath. Distributions of certain marine animal are presented as a function of temperature and latitude.

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