Appendix C. Equatorial undercurrent (EUC) conditions at the study sites.
TABLE C1. EUC conditions at the study sites. Each row represents a separate cast. 216 total CTD profiles. Data from casts where EUC conditions didn’t occur are not shown. EUC frequencies reported in Appendix A as part of the multivariate site classification. Site abbreviations as in Fig. 4. EUC frequency was calculated as the number of casts with EUC “boundary” conditions ( < 20.0 0 C temperature, > 35.0 psu salinity) at a site divided by the total number of qualifying casts per site: RC = 8/21, RB = 7/17, DM = 18/22, BAL = 9/11, GOR = 21/25, GF = 7/18, PIN = 13/16, CHE = 15/16, LAB = 23/24, CHA = 7/18, LC = 7/10, GAR = 15/18.
Date of Cast |
Site |
Temperature (°C) |
Salinity (PSU) |
Depth of EUC (m) |
Jun-03 |
BAL |
16.418 |
35.011 |
37.237 |
GOR |
18.188 |
34.583 |
40.704 |
|
GOR |
16.366 |
35.021 |
46.341 |
|
DM |
19.151 |
35.022 |
34.877 |
|
DM |
18.484 |
35.005 |
36.769 |
|
RC |
18.914 |
35.220 |
37.562 |
|
GF |
17.652 |
35.006 |
38.474 |
|
RB |
19.259 |
35.000 |
33.009 |
|
GAR |
18.341 |
35.282 |
26.597 |
|
LC |
16.555 |
35.029 |
18.531 |
|
CHA |
17.885 |
35.221 |
35.391 |
|
CHE |
19.998 |
35.028 |
38.558 |
|
LAB |
18.515 |
35.011 |
38.113 |
|
CHE |
19.722 |
35.200 |
36.539 |
|
CHE |
19.005 |
34.998 |
26.540 |
|
Jul-03 |
PIN |
18.730 |
35.044 |
24.545 |
PIN |
19.577 |
35.014 |
20.467 |
|
RB |
16.131 |
35.028 |
25.250 |
|
DM |
17.524 |
35.019 |
41.992 |
|
DM |
17.098 |
35.037 |
42.306 |
|
RC |
19.882 |
35.151 |
25.667 |
|
GAR |
17.408 |
35.004 |
23.036 |
|
LAB |
17.533 |
35.058 |
40.734 |
|
BAL |
19.064 |
35.172 |
35.892 |
|
DM |
17.617 |
35.022 |
43.599 |
|
DM |
17.251 |
35.014 |
56.406 |
|
GF |
18.653 |
35.060 |
19.745 |
|
GOR |
18.392 |
35.003 |
43.172 |
|
GOR |
18.126 |
34.999 |
58.707 |
|
Aug-03 |
GF |
18.409 |
35.080 |
35.641 |
PIN |
18.549 |
35.027 |
44.873 |
|
BAL |
18.137 |
35.199 |
27.718 |
|
DM |
17.589 |
35.002 |
39.140 |
|
DM |
18.102 |
35.008 |
36.950 |
|
RG |
19.668 |
35.077 |
12.052 |
|
RG |
19.910 |
35.005 |
17.596 |
|
RC |
17.680 |
35.019 |
39.820 |
|
GAR |
19.490 |
35.211 |
36.276 |
|
CHE |
19.887 |
35.070 |
64.691 |
|
LAB |
19.833 |
35.005 |
12.655 |
|
GAR |
18.446 |
35.037 |
20.283 |
|
LC |
18.141 |
35.031 |
28.558 |
|
Sept-03 |
LC |
16.384 |
35.173 |
35.038 |
BAL |
17.066 |
35.236 |
26.245 |
|
DM |
15.558 |
35.015 |
44.724 |
|
GOR |
15.409 |
35.000 |
24.342 |
|
GF |
15.103 |
35.016 |
30.835 |
|
RC |
16.171 |
35.073 |
27.272 |
|
CHE |
17.957 |
35.250 |
30.407 |
|
CHA |
18.962 |
35.096 |
24.269 |
|
GAR |
16.878 |
35.054 |
43.703 |
|
LAB |
15.166 |
35.063 |
40.412 |
|
LC |
19.138 |
35.005 |
32.162 |
|
Dec-03 |
LAB |
18.271 |
35.022 |
22.863 |
Jan-04 |
DM |
18.236 |
35.023 |
48.185 |
CHA |
19.952 |
35.062 |
23.002 |
|
GAR |
18.639 |
35.058 |
29.222 |
|
GAR |
18.240 |
35.082 |
40.661 |
|
GOR |
19.336 |
35.047 |
29.691 |
|
GOR |
19.862 |
35.058 |
20.827 |
|
LAB |
19.451 |
35.041 |
20.622 |
|
LAB |
19.999 |
35.029 |
17.361 |
|
LC |
19.137 |
35.001 |
42.506 |
|
PIN |
19.547 |
35.059 |
36.533 |
|
CHE |
19.137 |
35.096 |
42.506 |
|
PIN |
19.882 |
35.009 |
26.248 |
|
Mar-04 |
LAB |
19.955 |
35.017 |
27.347 |
LAB |
19.985 |
35.016 |
29.765 |
|
LAB |
19.717 |
35.180 |
37.206 |
|
Apr-04 |
RC |
19.557 |
35.027 |
0.655 |
Jul-04 |
GAR |
19.482 |
35.159 |
0.498 |
GAR |
19.972 |
35.123 |
9.257 |
|
LAB |
19.967 |
35.061 |
47.660 |
|
RC |
19.690 |
35.262 |
23.304 |
|
RB |
19.983 |
35.053 |
27.773 |
|
RB |
19.987 |
35.001 |
27.112 |
|
BAL |
19.995 |
35.080 |
16.547 |
|
CHE |
19.693 |
35.250 |
23.092 |
|
CHE |
19.576 |
35.018 |
19.947 |
|
DM |
19.652 |
35.305 |
32.903 |
|
DM |
19.169 |
35.073 |
35.865 |
|
DM |
19.955 |
35.046 |
8.536 |
|
GF |
19.947 |
35.004 |
7.340 |
|
GF |
19.220 |
35.532 |
49.980 |
|
GOR |
19.259 |
35.179 |
37.802 |
|
GOR |
19.906 |
35.042 |
48.718 |
|
GOR |
19.623 |
35.092 |
0.857 |
|
LAB |
19.730 |
35.143 |
0.450 |
|
LAB |
19.869 |
35.199 |
19.869 |
|
PIN |
19.868 |
35.083 |
14.770 |
|
PIN |
18.404 |
35.407 |
10.259 |
|
Aug-04 |
CHE |
18.546 |
35.004 |
33.950 |
DM |
19.735 |
35.013 |
0.843 |
|
GAR |
15.460 |
35.006 |
62.391 |
|
GOR |
17.512 |
35.029 |
9.539 |
|
LAB |
15.858 |
35.002 |
21.517 |
|
PIN |
17.817 |
35.051 |
40.901 |
|
RB |
17.726 |
35.198 |
40.725 |
|
CHE |
15.997 |
35.003 |
49.144 |
|
DM |
15.070 |
35.012 |
43.978 |
|
LAB |
18.200 |
35.079 |
1.509 |
|
LAB |
17.035 |
34.996 |
24.954 |
|
LAB |
19.504 |
35.074 |
0.636 |
|
Sep-04 |
BAL |
15.887 |
35.014 |
45.194 |
CHE |
17.523 |
35.012 |
26.093 |
|
DM |
16.023 |
35.002 |
20.900 |
|
GOR |
17.215 |
35.095 |
23.929 |
|
LAB |
17.695 |
35.538 |
21.387 |
|
LAB |
19.984 |
35.007 |
0.563 |
|
LC |
17.494 |
35.083 |
42.197 |
|
PIN |
16.240 |
35.001 |
56.137 |
|
Nov-04 |
BAL |
17.485 |
35.081 |
48.949 |
CHA |
16.865 |
35.001 |
57.523 |
|
CHE |
16.878 |
35.010 |
59.335 |
|
DM |
18.141 |
35.022 |
22.822 |
|
GAR |
17.855 |
35.017 |
25.111 |
|
GAR |
16.059 |
35.001 |
60.812 |
|
GOR |
16.307 |
35.001 |
48.690 |
|
GOR |
16.688 |
35.002 |
48.134 |
|
PIN |
18.086 |
35.064 |
48.178 |
|
Jan-05 |
BAL |
19.384 |
34.999 |
30.247 |
CHA |
17.263 |
35.064 |
54.750 |
|
CHE |
17.931 |
35.000 |
55.184 |
|
DM |
19.989 |
35.016 |
34.479 |
|
GAR |
18.025 |
35.139 |
59.766 |
|
RG |
17.645 |
35.055 |
56.534 |
|
RG |
18.314 |
35.054 |
46.547 |
|
RG |
19.237 |
35.037 |
29.621 |
|
LAB |
19.900 |
35.009 |
20.578 |
|
LAB |
19.625 |
35.007 |
46.608 |
|
BAL |
18.885 |
35.021 |
14.985 |
|
Feb-05 |
CHA |
18.570 |
35.758 |
34.009 |
CHE |
19.591 |
35.201 |
21.000 |
|
DM |
18.388 |
35.416 |
36.131 |
|
GAR |
19.086 |
35.269 |
30.198 |
|
GF |
19.549 |
35.018 |
27.612 |
|
RG |
17.539 |
35.024 |
32.953 |
|
LAB |
18.584 |
35.017 |
43.256 |
|
LC |
18.108 |
35.063 |
44.612 |
|
PIN |
17.341 |
35.002 |
37.583 |
|
RB |
19.977 |
35.340 |
53.985 |
|
RC |
19.710 |
35.071 |
12.591 |
|
CHA |
18.718 |
35.237 |
33.350 |
|
May-05 |
GOR |
19.739 |
35.072 |
34.762 |
LAB |
19.937 |
35.047 |
32.684 |
|
LC |
19.876 |
35.002 |
36.289 |
|
PIN |
19.891 |
35.133 |
39.860 |
|
PIN |
19.738 |
35.301 |
42.224 |
|
RB |
19.692 |
35.016 |
40.002 |
|
RC |
19.980 |
35.044 |
27.553 |
|
Jun-05 |
BAL |
19.926 |
35.120 |
20.515 |
CHA |
16.418 |
35.011 |
37.237 |
|
CHE |
18.188 |
34.583 |
40.704 |
|
GAR |
16.366 |
35.021 |
46.341 |