Atlantic Fisheries Research Document 1996/136
Near bottom temperatures on Sidney Bight and north eastern Scotian Shelf during 1995
By K. Drinkwater
Abstract
Near-bottom temperatures during 1995 in Sydney Bight and the northeastern Scotian Shelf are described from hydrographic surveys in January, July, and September. Also monthly mean temperature profiles in 1995 and temperature time series for Sydney Bight and Misaine Bank on the Scotian Shelf are presented. On Sydney Bight temperatures near bottom have generally been below the long-term mean (1961-90) during the past 10 years although in 1995 temperatures fluctuated near the mean indicating conditions appear to be moderating. In contrast, on the northeastern Scotian Shelf the cold conditions of the past decade show no signs of moderating with the temperature anomalies in 1995 being -1 to - 1.5°C near bottom over much of the region.
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