Physical origins of Georges Bank Water

Authors

T. S. Hopkins, Oceanographic Sciences Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 11973, U.S.A.
N. Garfield III, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, U.S.A.

Abstract

The seasonal behavior of the Georges Bank Water mass is described from the context of the historic National Oceanographic Data Center file (1910-1978). The Georges Bank Water is defined as the water type most commonly found in the top 40 m of water within the 65 m isobath. Plots of its distribution show it unique within the Georges Bank/Gulf of Maine region....

Recommended Citation

Hopkins, T. S., and N. Garfield. 1981. "Physical origins of Georges Bank Water." Journal of Marine Research 39, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1555