This study analyzed thermohaline dynamics of the Gulf of Maine based on data published in 1968. It describes six water masses: Maine Surface Water, Maine Intermediate Water, and Maine Bottom Water as interior water masses; and Scotian Shelf Water, Slope Water, and Georges Bank Water as exterior water masses.

Author(s): Hopkins, T.S., and N. Garfield III

Date: 1979

Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236567657_Gulf_of_Maine_intermediate_water

Overview:
Scientific Literature

Additional Topics:
Ecosystem

Geographic Areas:
East Coast
Gulf of Maine
Northeast U.S.

Parameters:
Salinity
Temperature