Salinity and temperature variations of the surface waters in the Jaffna Lagoon
Salinity and temperature in the sea surface of the Jaffna Lagoon were observed from August 1967 to July 1968. Peak surface temperatures were recorded during April and the lowest temperature recorded was in December. The seasonal variations of surface temperature closely followed a similar pattern in all locations of the lagoon. Salinity values in the lagoon surface were very high during the period from May to August and were relatively low during the period from October to December. Monsoon, rainfall, exchange of water between the lagoon and the sea and within the lagoon, and the currents in the Palk Bay might have been the factors which influenced the salinity structure of the surface waters of the lagoon during this period.
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Format: | article biblioteca |
Language: | English |
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1969
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Subjects: | Ecology, salinity, salinity effects, temperature effects, temperature, variations, surface waters, Jaffna Lagoon, Sri Lanka, |
Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32564 |
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