OCEANOGRAPHY OF THE NEW YORK BIGHT, AUGUST 1974

The physical oceanography of the shelf and slope waters of the New York Bight (Block Island to Cape May) in August of 1974 is described. Temperature, salinity, and density data, presented in surface contours and section profiles, showed the shelf/slope front, a cold core on the shelf, and a salinity core on the slope. Geostrophic currents in the slope water were inferred from the density structure, and showed two anticyclonic eddies with maximum geostrophic velocities of approximately 40 cm. Temperature and salinity profiles indicated shelf/slope mixing related to the eddies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Coast Guard

  Oceanographic Unit
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Morgan, C W
  • Bishop, J M
  • Mulher, F F
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 96 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Continental shelf; Density; Depth; Eddy currents; Graphs; Mixing; Ocean currents; Oceans; Salinity; Surface temperature; Tables (Data); Temperature
• Uncontrolled Terms: Geostrophic wind; Profiles
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey; New York (State); North Atlantic Ocean
• Old TRIS Terms: Continental shelves; Continental slopes; Oceanographic data
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Hydraulics and Hydrology;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00147353
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USCG-373-71
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 2002 12:00AM