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Title: Scottish geographical magazine
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: Scottish Geographical Society Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Subjects: Geography
Publisher: Edinburgh, Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Scodish GeogJ-aphiciiJ Maj^Jizmp. 1894 A REVIEW OF SWEDISH HYDROGRAPHIC RESEARCH. 357 easterly winds. From the end of January 1890 nntil tlie 12th ofFeb nary an infjoinrj current (from W. or SW.) or dead water was reportedom this lightship, and from the 12th to the 28th of February an out-fining current (from E. to SS^y.). The cliange which occurred on the12th of the month at the Skaw was A^ery sudden. The salinit)^ of thesurface-water on that day sank suddenly from 32-7°/^^ to 27*6°/^^. Daring the earlier period (ingoing current) the minimum salinity teas322°j^^; the maximum 33-6°/^„. During the latter ji^riod tlie minimum salinity of the outgoing current ivas217.^ ; the maximum 28-97^.. It will be seen from this that the Baltic current, Avhen, propelled byeasterly winds, it sends off a westerly branch at the Skaw, is very welldefined and easily recognisable from the underlying and adjacent waterswhich originate from the North Sea or the Atlantic. The outfloicing Baltic ivater

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