Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 1997-2002, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, 1996 |
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... : wind stress , freshwater input , buoyancy and mass fluxes , and transfer of momentum and energy through the seaward boundary . Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf range from nearly isothermal III - 3 Physical Oceanography III-3.
... : wind stress , freshwater input , buoyancy and mass fluxes , and transfer of momentum and energy through the seaward boundary . Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf range from nearly isothermal III - 3 Physical Oceanography III-3.
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... range between 29-32 parts per thousand ( ppt ) . High , freshwater input conditions ( spring - summer months ) are characterized by strong horizontal salinity gradients and inner shelf values of less than 20 ppt ( Wallace , 1980 ...
... range between 29-32 parts per thousand ( ppt ) . High , freshwater input conditions ( spring - summer months ) are characterized by strong horizontal salinity gradients and inner shelf values of less than 20 ppt ( Wallace , 1980 ...
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... ranges from moderate to strong ( 25 to 50 cms1 ) , and the tidal components are moderate ( maximum speeds of about 15 cms1 ) . Longshore currents due to winter northers , tropical storms , and hurricanes may range up to hundreds of cms1 ...
... ranges from moderate to strong ( 25 to 50 cms1 ) , and the tidal components are moderate ( maximum speeds of about 15 cms1 ) . Longshore currents due to winter northers , tropical storms , and hurricanes may range up to hundreds of cms1 ...
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... ranges primarily between Nova Scotia and Florida ( USDOC , NMFS , 1991a ) . Confirmed historical records of northern ... range of a low latitude western Atlantic population ; however , it is more III - 12 Biological Environment III-12 ...
... ranges primarily between Nova Scotia and Florida ( USDOC , NMFS , 1991a ) . Confirmed historical records of northern ... range of a low latitude western Atlantic population ; however , it is more III - 12 Biological Environment III-12 ...
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... range over shallow tropical banks , where they calve and presumably conceive ( Leatherwood and Reeves , 1983 ) . Humpbacks are adaptable lunge feeders , using a variety of techniques to help concentrate krill and small schooling fish ...
... range over shallow tropical banks , where they calve and presumably conceive ( Leatherwood and Reeves , 1983 ) . Humpbacks are adaptable lunge feeders , using a variety of techniques to help concentrate krill and small schooling fish ...
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