Accession Number:

ADA172192

Title:

Southwest Atlantic Ocean Marathon Expedition, Leg 8.

Descriptive Note:

Data rept. 26 Oct-17 Nov 84,

Corporate Author:

WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE DEPT OF OCEANOGRAPHY

Personal Author(s):

• Roden,Gunner I.
• Fredericks,William J.

Report Date:

1986-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

459.0

Abstract:

During October and November 1984, scientists aboard the RV Thomas Washington studied the circulation and thermohaline and nutrient stratifications in the central Argentine Basin. A total of 101 CTD stations were occupied and 179 XBT drops were made. The hydrographic and nutrient data appear in this report as station listings and plots. Two high resolution contoured XBT sections between Montevideo, Uruguay, and the central basin are included. Author

Descriptors:

• *OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• STATIONS
• TEMPERATURE
• OCEAN CURRENTS
• HIGH RESOLUTION
• NUTRIENTS
• SALINITY
• HYDROGRAPHY
• STRATIFICATION
• CIRCULATION
• BASINS(GEOGRAPHIC)
• BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
• SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN
• URUGUAY

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE