The Botany of Iceland - 01.12.1912, Page 49

MARINE ALGAL VEGETATION
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was to be expected, which is unquestionably due to the water from
the East Greenland polar current, as the ice was still, or had re-
cently been, in the neighbourhood.
South Iceland.
Froni the ocean south of Iceland there are also measurements
to hand carried out on board tlie “Thor” (Nielsen, 53).
South coast west of Dyrhólaey.
July 8. St. 63, 1904, 63°32' N.lat. 21°30'W.long.
Depth (m.) 106 m. Temp. (C°) Salinity °/oo
0 10.89 35.14
25 9.77 35.14
50 8.06 35.14
104 7.85 35.16
July 12. St. 67, 1904, 63° 16'N.lat. 19° 17'W.long.
Depth (m.) 765 m. Temp. (C°) Salinity °/oo
0 11.45 35.03
25 10.09 35.14
50 8.14 35.21
100 7.77 35.21
July9. St.64,1904,26^3o8:w.long.
662 m.
Depth (m.) Temp. (C°) Salinity °/oo
0 10.44 35.16
25 10.18 35.16
50 8.07 35.16
100 7.67 35.19
Aug. 31.St. 114,1904, 63°25'N.lat. 20°03'W.long.
150 m.
Depth (m.) Temp. (C°) Salinity °/oo
0 11.70 34.49
10 11.70 34.51
20 11.55 34.65
30 11.31 34.92
40 11.31 35.03
45 10.95 35.07
50 9.78 35.04
75 7.97 35.22
100 7.74 35.22
S o u t h coast east o f Dyrhólaey.
May 23. St. 46, 1905, 63° 51' N. lat. 16° 25' W. long.
60 m.
Depth (m.] Temp. (C°) Salinity °/oo
0 7.51 34.81
10 7.14 34.99
25 6.87 35.14
58 6.90 35.16
There are moreover some notes, given by Knudsen (44), on
the temperature and salinity of the surface-water of the ocean south
of Iceland. They are based upon the measurements carried out on
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