Variability of Temperature and Salinity in the Middle Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Maine

摘要

Monitoring of the waters of the Middle Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Maine has been conducted by the MARMAP Ships of Opportunity Program since the early 1970's. Presentedudin this atlas are portrayals of the temporal and spatial patterns of surface and bottom temperature and surface salinity for these areas during the period 1978-1990.udThese patterns are shown in the form of time-space diagrams for single-year and multiyear (base period) time frames. Each base period figure shows thirteen-year (1978-1990)udmean conditions, sample variance in the form of standard deviations of the measured values, and data locations. Each single-year figure displays annual conditions, samplingudlocations, and departures of annual conditions from the thirteen-year means, expressed as algebraic anomalies and standardized anomalies. (PDF file contains 112 pages.)