Hydrochemical Charcteristics of the United Arab Emirates waters along he Arabian Gulf and the gulf Of OMan

摘要

Seawater samples were collected bimonthly from the United Arab Emirates territorial waters, which extend for more than 800 km along the Arabian Gulf and the gulf of Oman. In this paper, the levels and distributions of temperature (20.0-34.5 deg. C), salinity (35.4-42.3 psu), pH (7.21-8.38), transparency 94.0-26.0 m0, dissolved oxygen (2.24-6.19 ml l`-1; 43.4-155.5 sat. /100), and perman- ganate value (oxidizability) of dissolved organic matter (0.1-30.8 mg O_2l~-1) are presented. Temperature variations in both areas were as usual in the region, i.e., maximum in summer and min- Imum in winter.