Campus Units
Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
4-1-2017
Journal or Book Title
Continental Shelf Research
Volume
137
First Page
163
Last Page
171
DOI
10.1016/j.csr.2017.02.006
Abstract
Hydrographic variability and dynamics in the Gulf of Maine are examined through the investigation of δ18Ow and salinity properties of coastal surface waters. Data from Gulf of Maine waters sampled over a decade, from 2003 to 2015, including a suite of samples that were collected monthly from April 2014 to March 2015, are presented. These water samples fall on a mixing line between Maine River Water (MRW) and Scotian Shelf Water (SSW). However, slope waters likely also contribute to these surface waters. The seasonal variability in water samples collected during 2014 and 2015 indicates the strong influence of river runoff on coastal Gulf of Maine surface water properties. The coastal surface Gulf of Maine mixing line presented in this paper is a needed baseline for reconstructing hydrographic variability in bicarbonates using oxygen isotopes.
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Copyright Owner
Elsevier Ltd.
Copyright Date
2017
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Whitney, Nina M.; Wanamaker, Alan D.; Kreutz, Karl J.; and Introne, Douglas S., "Spatial and temporal variability in the δ18Ow and salinity compositions of Gulf of Maine coastal surface waters" (2017). Geological and Atmospheric Sciences Publications. 304.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ge_at_pubs/304
Comments
This is a manuscript of an article published as Whitney, Nina M., Alan D. Wanamaker, Karl J. Kreutz, and Douglas S. Introne. "Spatial and temporal variability in the δ18Ow and salinity compositions of Gulf of Maine coastal surface waters." Continental Shelf Research 137 (2017): 163-171. doi: 10.1016/j.csr.2017.02.006. Posted with permission.