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Oceanography and inshore hydrography of the Inner Hebrides

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2012

D. J. Ellett  and
A. Edwards
D. J. Ellett
Affiliation:
Scottish Marine Biological Association, Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, P. O. Box 3, Oban, Argyll PA34 4AD
A. Edwards
Affiliation:
Scottish Marine Biological Association, Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, P. O. Box 3, Oban, Argyll PA34 4AD
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Synopsis

The chief physical processes encountered in Inner Hebridean waters are described, including the tidal and current regimes, temperature and salinity variations, and stratification in the sea and sea-lochs. Although information on some of these topics is sparse, available data are used to provide order of magnitude estimates for the volume transport of the coastal current and run-off water and to indicate expected ranges of the major parameters of the marine environment. The islands are shown to be important as a region of tidal mixing of coastal water.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 83: The Natural Environment of the Inner Hebrides , 1983 , pp. 144 - 160
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1983

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