Seasonal Maps in the Levitus Ocean Atlas

Running head: SEASONAL MAPS IN THE LEVITUS OCEAN ATLAS
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Answer A1.
The areas with the most pronounced seasonal temperature variations include: first, the southern
part of the Atlantic Ocean within latitudes 30° S and longitudes 15°E where the temperatures
vary from 16° during April-June seasons to 28° during the October- December season. Secondly,
in the west of the Pacific Ocean, at latitudes 20°S and 80°W the temperatures vary from 16°
during July – September season to 20° during the January- March season.
Figure 1. Seasonal sea temperature. [LEVITUS94 SEASONAL, 2019]
Again, significant variations in the salinity levels were observed. At latitude 80°N and longitude
120°W, salinity levels rose from 28 PSU during the January – March season to 30 PSU during
the October – December season as observed in the southern part of the Arctic sea. Also,
significant variations in salinity were noted on the North of the Atlantic Ocean within latitudes
80°N and longitude 70°E where during the April- June season, salinity levels were 28 PSU and
32 PSU during the October – December season, the greatest variation of all.

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Figure 2. Seasonal sea salinity. [LEVITUS94 SEASONAL, 2019]
Answer A2.
Careful examination of surface temperature at the Arabian Sea reveals that the temperature
positively vary across the seasons with average surface temperature of 26°. During the January-
March season the temperature is 24°, 26° during the season of April to June and during July to
September the surface temperature is 28°.