Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland
Physical, chemical and biological observations were made in the oceanic and shelf waters of the northeast Atlantic to the west and northwest of Ireland in the spring and summer of 1990–1993. A predominant feature on the shelf to the west of Ireland was a thermohaline front separating Irish coastal w...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:52/2/221 2023-05-15T17:41:24+02:00 Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland McMahon, T. Raine, R. Titov, O. Boychuk, S. 1995-04-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/2/221 https://doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80037-9 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/52/2/221 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80037-9 Copyright (C) 1995, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer Articles TEXT 1995 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1016/1054-3139(95)80037-9 2013-05-26T12:34:46Z Physical, chemical and biological observations were made in the oceanic and shelf waters of the northeast Atlantic to the west and northwest of Ireland in the spring and summer of 1990–1993. A predominant feature on the shelf to the west of Ireland was a thermohaline front separating Irish coastal water from oceanic waters further offshore. Over the shelf, temperature/salinity data showed a core of water freshening and cooling as it progressed northwards up the Rockall Channel. A consistent feature observed in spring was the existence of a wedge of warm, high salinity water flowing through the Porcupine Seabight onto the eastern side of the Porcupine Bank. In spring, surface dissolved oxygen and nutrient data were inversely related suggesting biological control of their distributions at this time of year. Small interannual variations were observed suggesting differences in the timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom between years. A brief description of the spring and summer phytoplankton biomass and species composition is presented. Text Northeast Atlantic HighWire Press (Stanford University) Porcupine Seabight ENVELOPE(-13.000,-13.000,50.500,50.500) Porcupine Bank ENVELOPE(-13.667,-13.667,53.333,53.333) ICES Journal of Marine Science 52 2 221 232 |
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Physical, chemical and biological observations were made in the oceanic and shelf waters of the northeast Atlantic to the west and northwest of Ireland in the spring and summer of 1990–1993. A predominant feature on the shelf to the west of Ireland was a thermohaline front separating Irish coastal water from oceanic waters further offshore. Over the shelf, temperature/salinity data showed a core of water freshening and cooling as it progressed northwards up the Rockall Channel. A consistent feature observed in spring was the existence of a wedge of warm, high salinity water flowing through the Porcupine Seabight onto the eastern side of the Porcupine Bank. In spring, surface dissolved oxygen and nutrient data were inversely related suggesting biological control of their distributions at this time of year. Small interannual variations were observed suggesting differences in the timing of the spring phytoplankton bloom between years. A brief description of the spring and summer phytoplankton biomass and species composition is presented. |
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Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland |
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Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland |
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Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland |
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Some oceanographic features of northeastern Atlantic waters west of Ireland |
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ENVELOPE(-13.000,-13.000,50.500,50.500) ENVELOPE(-13.667,-13.667,53.333,53.333) |
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