Role
Prepared by Evon P. Ruzecki
Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
9-1974
Abstract
The geographic area covered in this report extends from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on the north, to Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the·south. Included within this area are portions of the coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia. All or portions of thirty coastal counties are included within the study area.
Estuaries in this area tend to be partially mixed due to relatively low runoff per mile of coast. The proximity of the Gulf Stream to the continental shelf and the low runoff combine to cause the salinity of the coastal water to be somewhat higher than that of the coastal water north of Cape Hatteras. Surface isotherms parallel the coast and temperatures generally increase seaward. Maximum horizontal gradients and minimum vertical gradients of temperature are usually found during winter.
Description
Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Climatology Chapter 3. Winds Chapter 4. Air Temperature Chapter 5. Precipitation Chapter 6. Relative Humidity, Visibility at Sea, Occurrence of Fog and Severe weather Events, Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral Chapter 7. Concluding Remarks
Keywords
Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Oceanography -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.), Natural resources -- Atlantic Coast (U.S)
Publication Statement
For the Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Department of Interior
Recommended Citation
Virginia Institute of Marine Science. (1974) A socio-economic environmental baseline summary for the south Atlantic region between Cape Hatteras, North Carolina and Cape Canaveral, Florida Volume II : Climatology. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/reports/2098
