NEARSHORE BIOLOGICAL AND HYDROGRAPHIC DATA FROM NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA.

Abstract

This report presents data collected within a coastal strip near Newport Beach, California that is delineated by bottom depths ranging from 4 to 60 meters. Hydrographic data emphasize those factors that influence the distribution and abundance of organisms. Biological data include some observations on plankton abundance, and on both infaunal and epifaunal. Initiation of growth-rate studies on epifaunal species are described. Hydrographic observations include seasonal temperature-depth structures, oscillations of isotherms, salinity ranges, seasonal and vertical distribution of dissolved oxygen, and preliminary values for dissolved and particulate organic carbon. Some data are presented on water movements, including normal currents, surface-wave induced movements over submarine reefs, and inshore temperature flucutations associated with internal waves. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636188

Entities

People

  • W. E. Pequegnat

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aquatic Organisms
  • California
  • Internal Waves
  • Isotherms
  • Observation
  • Organism Forms
  • Oscillation
  • Particulates
  • Plankton
  • Salinity
  • Submarines
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Oceanography.