Oceanographic Surveys

NAVOCEANO conducted two oceanographic surveys in the ocean area off Point Arguello, California, one in January and one in November-December 1964. The primary purpose of the surveys was to investigate the currents of the area; however, standard Nansen casts were taken, and bottom sediment and plankton samples were obtained. Parachute current drogues were principally used to describe current movement off Point Arguello. A strong westerly flow along the northern portion of Santa Barbara Channel was noted in the surface layers. A corresponding easterly flowing current also was noted in the southern portion of the channel. The major features of the surface flow appeared to be a counterclockwise rotating eddy just off Point Arguello and a deflection of the California Current due to the influence of Rodriquez Dome. (Author).

This report deals with some summer oceanographic features of the northern Greenland Sea. Emphasis is placed on the distributions of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen saturation, and micronutrients. A brief discussion of the current schemes of the area using dynamic calculations is presented. (Author).

NAVOCEANO made a survey of the Kara Sea during the summer and fall of 1965. Data were collected at 163 oceanographic Nansen stations and included serial-depth temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, pH, reactive phosphorus, and reactive silicate measurements. Six major water masses were found in the Kara Sea: Continental Runoff, Atlantic Water, Arctic Water, Residual Water, Inflow from the Laptev Sea, and Arctic Bottom Water. (Author).