Hydrographic Observations in the Georgia Bight (April 1979)

Authors

S. R. Lansey
L. P. AtkinsonFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

10-1980

Pages

219 pp.

Abstract

During a cruise in the Georgia Bight in April 1979, an onshore-offshore hydrographic section of thirteen stations was repeated thirteen times. Four additional onshore-offshore hydrographic sections were completed north and south of the main section. Temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient (N0₃, PO₄, and Si0₂) data were collected.

Two spin off eddies were observed at the Gulf Stream front at the shelfbreak. These eddies resulted in the upwelling of nutrient-enriched North Atlantic Central Water. A period of downwelling was observed between the two upwelling events. The cycling between upwelling and downwelling was relatively rapid. The immediate effects of the upwelling and downwelling events were confined to the narrow area of the shelfbreak.

Rights

Information contained in this report is in the public domain.

Original Publication Citation

Lasley, S. R., Atkinson, L. P., Singer, J. J., & Chandler, W. S. (1980). Hydrographic observations in the Georgia Bight (April 1979).

Repository Citation

Lansey, S. R. and Atkinson, L. P., "Hydrographic Observations in the Georgia Bight (April 1979)" (1980). CCPO Publications. 340.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/340

ORCID

0000-0003-2919-100X (Atkinson)