SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY OBSERVATIONS AT PACIFIC NORTHWEST SHORE STATIONS FOR 1963 AND 1964,
Abstract
During 1963 and 1964 the Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, continued its program of shore sampling of ocean temperatures and salinities along the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The data in the report were collected at twelve stations in 1963 and at five stations in 1964. The original goals of the shore sampling program were to obtain basic information about the distributions of temperature and salinity along the coast and to aid in monitoring offshore conditions. Detailed analyses of the early data showed that we can classify Oregon coastal waters into several types according to the major processes that affect them (Pattullo and Denner, 1965). These results led us to modify the sampling program to provide us with more detailed data. Therefore, in 1964 data were taken daily, rather than weekly, at five of the original twelve stations. The five stations were selected so that each of the several water types would be sampled regularly. Sampling sites were located at points exposed to the open ocean where the influence of fresh water runoff was minimal. Whenever possible, observations were made at the time of high tide.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1965
- Accession Number
- AD0623949
Entities
People
- Bruce Wyatt
- Cary Haag
- Robert Still
Organizations
- Oregon State University