Environmental Parameters in Exuma Sound and the Straits of Florida

Abstract

This report is a summary and analysis of data collected during the spring of 1983 in Exuma Sound, Bahamas, and in the Gulf Stream at the Straits of Florida. Vertical profiles in the upper water column were obtained to characterize biological and chemical parameters, which might covary with propeller cavitation susceptibility. Examination of this data set reveals that Exuma Sound is a relatively homogeneous body of water with respect to the biological and chemical measurements that were made. It is an aquatic 'desert', and any measurements made there of a parameter that may be influenced by biological or chemical activity cannot necessarily be extrapolated to other marine environments. This is especially true in regards to the more fertile regions, which exist in higher latitudes and coastal zones.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA142050

Entities

People

  • Adam Zsolnay
  • David F. Reid
  • Denis A. Wiesenburg
  • Dennis M. Lavoie

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cavitation
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Grids
  • Gulf Stream
  • Latitude
  • Measurement
  • Propellers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Marine Ecotoxicology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers