Hydrographic Conditions on Flemish Cap in July 2002

Hydrographic conditions on Flemish Cap in July 2001 are described after a survey with 120 CTD stations. Current conditions over Flemish Cap are described and compared with those observed in previous years. Temperatures have been increasing since middle-1990s until 1999. Superficial waters (<100 m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cabanas-López, J.M. (José Manuel)
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) 2003
Subjects:
North Atlantic
Northwest Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/1697
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Summary:Hydrographic conditions on Flemish Cap in July 2001 are described after a survey with 120 CTD stations. Current conditions over Flemish Cap are described and compared with those observed in previous years. Temperatures have been increasing since middle-1990s until 1999. Superficial waters (<100 m) in 2001 were warmer (+1ºC) and saltier (+0.5) that the mean of the 25 past years. Temperatures in that layer in 2002 decreased to values closer to the long-term mean.

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