The Physical Oceanography Of Pamlico Sound

Pietrafesa, Leonard J.; Janowitz, Gerald S.; Chao, Tieh-Ying; Wiesberg, Robert H.; Askari, Farid; Noble, Elizabeth

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The Physical Oceanography Of Pamlico Sound

1986
By Pietrafesa, Leonard J. ; Janowitz, Gerald S. ; Chao, Tieh-Ying ; ...
Series: UNC sea grant publication UNC-[SG]-WP UNC-SG-WP-86-5

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Pietrafesa, Leonard J. ; Janowitz, Gerald S. ; Chao, Tieh-Ying ; Wiesberg, Robert H. ; Askari, Farid ; Noble, Elizabeth
Corporate Authors:

UNC Sea Grant College Program.
NOAA Program & Office:

Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Sea Grant Program:

NCU (North Carolina Sea Grant)
Description:

North Carolina's Pamlico Sound is the nation's largest lagoonal estuary. In this paper, based on field and modeling studies conducted from 1978 to 1980, the authors analyze the physical oceanography of the sound and its surrounding nursery regions. Information is presented on salinity, temperature, thermohaline gradients, tides, winds and sea level of Pamlico Sound.
Keywords:

Oceanography
Series:

UNC sea grant publication UNC-[SG]-WP ; UNC-SG-WP-86-5
Sea Grant Document Number:

NCU-T-86-010
Document Type:

Technical Report
Funding:

Grant no. NA86AA-D-SG046
Place as Subject:

Pamlico Sound (N.C.)
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Public Domain
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