Year: 1981
Type: report
Abstract: The environmental effects of mixed cold and warm water discharge from the OTEC-1 system is assessed by a plume survey. The specific objectives of the survey are: (1) to locate and map the physical extent of the thermal plume, both vertically and horizontally and determine the dilution of the discharging effluent with ambient waters as a function of location, and (2) to carry out a biological and water quality sampling program both within and out of the plume. The water quality sampling program involved measurement of dissolved oxygen, salinity and nutrients. The phytoplankton sampling program involves measurements of ATP, chlorophyll-a, and phaeopigments. The zooplankton program involves horizontal net tows both within and out of the plume. (LEW)
DOI: 10.2172/6298590
Authors: E. Noda, P. Bienfang, W. Kimmerer, T. Walsh
Language: English
Subfield: Oceanography
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W78396136