THE DISTRIBUTION OF SALINITY IN THE WATERS OF LONG ISLAND SOUND, BLOCK ISLAND SOUND, AND NEWPORT BIGHT. CRUISE STIRNI-III, JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1952

Abstract

The data indicated that in midsummer the Central and Western Long Island Sound exhibits a biseasonal change of location of the saline landward drift which brings salt water into the sound. This drift takes the form of vertically homogeneous water arranged in a broad belt in the north central part of the sound during the fall and winter; in spring and summer it is on the bottom beneath the fresher water and is probably continuous from Block Island to Western Long Island Sound.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1952
Accession Number
AD0018125

Entities

People

  • John C. Ayers
  • William D. Stockton

Organizations

  • Cornell University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Block Island
  • Block Island Sound
  • Connecticut River
  • Islands
  • Long Island Sound
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rivers
  • Salinity
  • Salt Water
  • Stratification
  • Water

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  • Oceanography.