Coastal studies at Heard Island 1992/93: Changes in sea surface temperature and coastal landforms

• Published in: Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
• Main Author: Green, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Royal Society of Tasmania; RST; Van Diemens Land; natural history; science; ecology; taxonomy; botany; zoology; geology; geography; papers & proceedings; Australia; UTAS Library; Heard Island; Atlas Cove; Spit Bay; Winston Lagoon
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13598/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13598/1/2000_Green_Coastal_rst.pdf

Sea temperature was measured weekly at Spit Bay, Heard Island, from April 1992 to March 1993. Temperatures were generally higher than those recorded in 1949 (at Atlas Cove), but these sites are not strictly comparable. Sea temperatures around Heard Island were stable from the 1920s to the 1940s, wit...