Eyes Over Puget Sound: Surface Conditions Report – August 4, 2015
Unusually warm water temperatures continue in central and south Puget Sound. River flows remain lower than normal, especially the Fraser and Skagit rivers. Thus, with estuarine circulation much weaker, Puget Sound waters stay put. Mats of organic debris persist in Central Sound near Port Madison. Red-brown and brown blooms are now very strong in southern inlets and jellyfish patches are exceptionally numerous and large. Explore media coverage of unusual Puget Sound conditions including jellyfish.
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Author(s) | Krembs, C. | ||||
Description | Unusually warm water temperatures continue in central and south Puget Sound. River flows remain lower than normal, especially the Fraser and Skagit rivers. Thus, with estuarine circulation much weaker, Puget Sound waters stay put. Mats of organic debris persist in Central Sound near Port Madison. Red-brown and brown blooms are now very strong in southern inlets and jellyfish patches are exceptionally numerous and large. Explore media coverage of unusual Puget Sound conditions including jellyfish. | ||||
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Contact | Christopher Krembs at 360-407-6675 or ckre461@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
Keywords | marine waters, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, dissolved oxygen |
About the Author:
Christopher Krembs, Ph.D., is the Lead Oceanographer at the Washington State Department of Ecology and oversees the Eyes Over Puget Sound monitoring program.
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Christopher Krembs
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WA Ecology
Originally Published:
August 2015
Posted in EoPS:
08/06/2015