AGSL GeoDiscovery

Atlantic [ocean saltness]

Description:

Meridional section of Atlantic Ocean at ca. 25°-30° W longitude. Specific gravity of ocean waters shown by isolines. Depth shown in fathoms [vertical scale ca. 1:42,700]. Dates of voyage along meridian are shown. Includes diagram "representing the distribution of surface-saltness along the same meridian." From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 72-86; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877

Resource Link:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9971536813506421

Identifier:

ark:/88435/k643b3646

Language:

en and English

Creator:

Buchanan, J. Y. (John Young), 1844-1925

Publisher:

London: published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1877.

Provider:

Princeton

Resource Class:

Maps

Resource Type:

Image

Subject:

Oceanography—Charts, diagrams, etc, Salinity—Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Specific gravity, Challenger Expedition, 1872-1876, Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Meteorological charts, Maps, and Oceanography—Maps

Theme:

Oceanography—Charts, diagrams, etc, Salinity—Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Specific gravity, Challenger Expedition, 1872-1876, Atlantic Ocean—Maps, Meteorological charts, Maps, and Oceanography—Maps

Spatial Coverage:

Atlantic Ocean

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

TIFF