http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/28739213

Interannual variability of oceanographic conditions in the southeastern Beaufort Sea

An extended set of oceanographic data is available for the southeastern Beaufort Sea, where systematic data collection began in 1950, but comparatively little effort has been directed at examining the longer period variability of the Beaufort Sea, particularly on a year-to-year basis or longer. This study examined variations in Beaufort Sea oceanographic conditions over periods of one year or longer, and compared these variations with measureable changes in external factors which may be important, including surface winds, sea-ice concentrations and Mackenzie River discharge volumes. All sets of available oceanographic data were acquired and processed then displayed in a uniform and consistent manner. Heat and freshwater content values were displayed as contours on maps and averaged over selected sub-areas of the study region to simplify the study of changes occuring over many years.

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