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Short-term physical, chemical and biological variability on the Scotian Shelf

Daily to weekly timescale variability on the Scotian Shelf is studied using a combination of historical data sets and new field data collected in the Fall of 2000. The intent of this study is to improve the understanding of the relationship between the physical forcing mechanisms and the response of the chemical and biological fields on these short time scales. In section 2, data from 2 previous field experiments are analysed in the context of the current study. In Section 3, SeaWiFS satellite ocean colour for the period 1997-2000 are used to describe spatial correlation of chlorophyll biomass on the Scotian Shelf. The results of a deployment of 2 moorings at Station 2 on the Halifax Section are given in section 4. A summary of these various data sets is provided in Section 5.

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