New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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Water movements in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

N. M. RIDGWAY* M. J. N. GREIG

New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Division of Marine and Freshwater Research Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Private Bag, Kilbirnie Wellington New Zealand

Abstract Based upon temperature and salinity observations and upon the movements of three parachute drogues, the mean flow of water through Bay of Plenty is shown to be from west to east and to be part of the East Auckland Current.

Keywords circulation; Bay of Plenty; temperature; salinity; drogues; flow; currents

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, 1986, Vol. 20: 447-453 Received 27 November 1985; accepted 11 February 1986

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