Note on the occurrence of saline fronts in the Ilha Grande (RJ) region

Continuous records of temperature and salinity were obtained on the surface waters as function of the horizontal distances around Ilha Grande region, on June 21, 1975; an outflow of less saline (S~33.10º /oo ) and slightly warmer water was detected throughout the region between Ponta de Castelhanos and Ponta Grossa da Marambaia and a visible manifestation of a saline front was observed in the interaction of this outflow with the coastal and more saline water (S~ 35.4 to 35.6º /oo). The recorded salinity values in the east region of Ilha Grande, suggest that the source of less saline water is the runoff in the Baia de Sepetiba.

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Main Authors: Miranda,Luiz Brunner de, Ikeda,Yoshimine, Castro Filho,Belmiro Mendes de, Pereira Filho,Nuno
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo 1977
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0373-55241977000200003
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