Coordination: southeast continental shelf studies. A progress report. [Effects of Gulf Stream intrusions on biology and water quality of SE Atlantic Bight]

Technical Report · Mon Aug 29 04:00:00 EDT 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7086962· OSTI ID:7086962

Menzel, D. W.

Progress is reported from studies on the physical oceanography and biology of coastal waters and the continental shelf off the coast of South Carolina, Georgia, and northeast Florida known as the SE Atlantic Bight. The data will be used as a basis for the evaluation of the environmental effects in the event of operation of off-shore energy facilities. Data are presented from studies of: water currents along shores, the net motion of intrusions from the Gulf Stream, and water exchange in estuaries; the flux and distribution of radioisotopes and heavy metals transported by rivers, the atmosphere, or intrusions; nutrient fluxes and the chemical composition of seawater from various locations; the role of pelagic microorganisms in the cycling, production, and distribution of organic matter; and the biomass of phyto- and zooplankton associated with Gulf Stream intrusions.

• Research Organization: Skidaway Inst. of Oceanography, Savannah, Ga. (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7086962
• Report Number(s): SRO-901-2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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