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projects > sedimentation, sea-level rise, and circulation in florida bay > salinity maps

Salinity Maps for Florida Bay

Salinity Map Image

A 1-foot sea-level rise since 1850 may have increased the depth of Florida Bay, with an accompanying increase in water exchange with the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. However, recent data indicate restricted rather than enhanced exchange with these adjacent water bodies perhaps as a result of local rapid sedimentation. Some portions of mudbanks are accreting at about 0.5 in/yr, much faster than sea level rise this century (average about 0.1 in/yr). The relationship between salinity contours and mudbanks illustrates the influence of bathymetry on circulation. The USGS is integrating existing and planned turbidity and sediment studies to develop a sediment budget and to evaluate the effect of sea-level rise, storms, and sedimentation on circulation and nutrient supply in the Bay.


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2001

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
April Salinity   (1 MB) April Salinity Data
June Salinity   (53 Kb) June Salinity Data
August Salinity   (114 Kb) August Salinity Data
November Salinity   (60 Kb) November Salinity Data
December Salinity   (52 Kb) December Salinity Data

2000

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
December Salinity   (4 MB) December Salinity Data

1999

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
February Surface Salinity   (564k) February 1999 Digital Surface Salinity Data
April Surface Salinity   (959k) April 1999 Digital Surface Salinity Data
June Surface Salinity   (1 M) June 1999 Digital Surface Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity   (990 Kb) August 1999 Digital Surface Salinity Data

1998

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
February Surface Salinity   (571k) February 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data
April Surface Salinity   (614 K) April 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data
May Surface Salinity   (642 K) May 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity   (545 K) August 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data
October Surface Salinity   (590 K) October 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data
December Surface Salinity   (566 K) December 1998 Digital Surface Salinity Data

1997

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
January Surface Salinity   (800k) January 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data
April Surface Salinity  (800k) April 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data
June Surface Salinity  (800k) June 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity  (800k) August 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data
October Surface Salinity  (569k) October 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data
December Surface Salinity  (565k) December 1997 Digital Surface Salinity Data

1996

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
February Bottom Salinity  (800k) February 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
February Surface Salinity  (800k) February 1996 Surface Salinity Data
April Bottom Salinity  (800k) April 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
April Surface Salinity  (800k) April 1996 Surface Salinity Data
June Bottom Salinity  (800k) June 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
June Surface Salinity  (800k) June 1996 Surface Salinity Data
August Bottom Salinity  (800k) August 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity  (800k) August 1996 Surface Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity  (800k) August 1996 Digital Surface Salinity Data
October Bottom Salinity  (800k) October 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
October Surface Salinity  (800k) October 1996 Digital Surface Salinity Data
December Bottom Salinity  (800k) December 1996 Bottom Salinity Data
December Surface Salinity  (800k) December 1996 Digital Surface Salinity Data

1995

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
January Bottom Salinity  (800k) January 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
January Surface Salinity  (800k) January 1995 Surface Salinity Data
April Bottom Salinity  (800k) April 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
April Surface Salinity  (800k) April 1995 Surface Salinity Data
June Bottom Salinity  (800k) June 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
June Surface Salinity  (800k) June 1995 Surface Salinity Data
August Bottom Salinity  (800k) August 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
August Surface Salinity  (800k) August 1995 Surface Salinity Data
October Bottom Salinity  (800k) October 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
October Surface Salinity  (800k) October 1995 Surface Salinity Data
December Bottom Salinity  (800k) December 1995 Bottom Salinity Data
December Surface Salinity  (800k) December 1995 Surface Salinity Data

1994

Adobe PDF File Raw Data File - ASCII Text
November Bottom Salinity  (800k) November 1994 Bottom Salinity Data
November Surface Salinity  (800k) November 1994 Surface Salinity Data


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