Oceanography of the New York Bight, August 1974.

The physical oceanography of the shelf and slope waters of the New York Bight (Block Island to Cape May) in August of 1974 is described. Temperature, salinity, and density data, presented in surface contours and section profiles, showed the shelf/slope front, a cold core on the shelf, and a salinity...

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Main Authors: Morgan,Charles W, Bishop,Joseph M, Mulher,Frank F
Other Authors: COAST GUARD WASHINGTON D C OCEANOGRAPHIC UNIT
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1976
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
DENSITY
TEMPERATURE
OCEAN CURRENTS
GRAPHS
NEW YORK
DEPTH
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
CONTINENTAL SLOPES
PROFILES
TABLES(DATA)
MIXING
SALINITY
SURFACE TEMPERATURE
GEOSTROPHIC WIND
NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
NEW JERSEY
EDDY CURRENTS
*New York Bight
Block Island
Cape May
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA034108
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA034108
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Summary:The physical oceanography of the shelf and slope waters of the New York Bight (Block Island to Cape May) in August of 1974 is described. Temperature, salinity, and density data, presented in surface contours and section profiles, showed the shelf/slope front, a cold core on the shelf, and a salinity core on the slope. Geostrophic currents in the slope water were inferred from the density structure, and showed two anticyclonic eddies with maximum geostrophic velocities of approximately 40 cm. Temperature and salinity profiles indicated shelf/slope mixing related to the eddies.

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