scholarly journals Serpents of the northeastern states; a guide to the venomous and non-venomous species of the North Atlantic and New England areas, by Raymond L. Ditmars.

1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond Lee Ditmars ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

scholarly journals A review of the genus Iridogorgia (Octocorallia: Chrysogorgiidae) and its relatives, chiefly from the North Atlantic Ocean

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Les Watling
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Growth Form ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Exploration of the New England and Corner Rise Seamounts produced four new species of chrysogorgiid octocorals with the spiral iridogorgiid growth form. Three species are described as new in the genus Iridogorgia and one is described in the new genus Rhodaniridogorgia. Both genera have representatives in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Iridogorgia magnispiralis sp. nov., is one of the largest octocorals encountered in the deep sea and seems to be widespread in the Atlantic.

scholarly journals Economic, Environmental, and Land-Use Planning Utilizing the Empiric Model

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 192-200
Author(s):  
John W. Green ◽  
Ronald J. Glass
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
River Basins ◽  
Comprehensive Planning ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Joint Plan ◽  
Comprehensive Studies

The New England River Basins Commission (NERBC) has placed first priority on implementation of its responsibilities for comprehensive planning. Its enabling legislation resulted in a resolution specifying that NERBC participate vigorously in the prosecution of a framework study for the region (The North Atlantic Study), and shall initiate promptly comprehensive studies of major subregions as elements of the comprehensive coordinated joint plan. The Southeastern New England (SENE) is the first such major subregion to be studied.

The Significance of Anomalies of Atmospheric Circulation Over the North Atlantic in November with Regard to the Temperatures of the Following Winters in New England *

1951 ◽  
Vol 32 (9) ◽  
pp. 319-325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franz Baur
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Atmospheric Circulation ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Middle Latitudes ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Seven types are established for forms of the atmospheric circulation in certain portions of “circulation regions” of the middle latitudes of the northern hemisphere. Tendencies of persistence and recurrence are different for each type and are subject to an annual course. Certain rules may be derived from changes in these types.

scholarly journals Life on the edge: environmental determinants of tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) abundance since its virtual extinction in 1882

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (9) ◽  
pp. 2371-2378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan A. D. Fisher ◽  
Kenneth T. Frank ◽  
Brian Petrie ◽  
William C. Leggett
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Marine Species ◽  
Habitat Requirements ◽  
The North ◽  
Shelf Slope ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Continental Shelf Slope ◽  
The North Atlantic Oscillation ◽  
Response To Environmental Change

Abstract Unlike many temperate marine species that alter spatial or depth distributions in response to environmental change, tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) has such specific habitat requirements that off the coast of New England, USA, it is restricted to the normally warm-water, upper continental shelf slope, where it excavates and occupies burrows. In 1882, tens of millions of adult tilefish died suddenly following the intrusion of lethally cold Subarctic water into the tilefish habitat. Here we show that the same climate driver implicated in the 1882 event (the North Atlantic Oscillation: NAO) has also affected commercial tilefish landings throughout most of the 20th century by altering slope water temperatures and likely the tilefish's reproductive success. We also show that this temperature–landings relationship broke down in the 1970s coincident with dramatically increased exploitation. Reconstructions of decadal to millennial scale variations in slope water temperatures explain why no mass mortality occurred following the 2010 negative NAO anomaly, despite being similar in magnitude to the NAO anomaly that preceded the 1882 event.

Major ice sheet response in eastern New England to a cold North Atlantic region, ca. 16–15 cal ka BP

2007 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Kaplan
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
North Atlantic Region ◽  
Atlantic Region ◽  
The North ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Meridional Overturning ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Almost All

AbstractA large ice sheet still covered almost all of Maine and eastern New England until ca. 15 cal ka BP, reaching south of 45 °S, despite rising summer insolation intensity and major ice recession elsewhere outside the North Atlantic region. Furthermore, the well-studied moraine belt along eastern coastal Maine, including the prominent Pineo Ridge delta/moraine complex and Pond Ridge moraine, indicates repeated readvances and stillstands between ca. 16 and 15 cal ka BP. This moraine belt reflects a considerable ice sheet response over eastern North America during this time period, coeval with the latter half of the European Oldest Dryas period. Moraine deposition was concurrent with reduction or elimination of North Atlantic meridional overturning, starting with the earlier onset of peak IRD and Heinrich Event 1 (HE-1). The existing 14C chronology suggests that the coastal moraine belt and the persistence of the ice sheet until ∼ 15 cal ka BP was a response to the severe cooling of the North Atlantic region after ∼ 17 cal ka BP.

Distributions and Comparisons of Centrolophus niger (Gmelin) and Centrolophus britannicus Günther (Centrolophidae) from the North Atlantic

1966 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 1161-1185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfred Templeman ◽  
Richard L. Haedrich
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
New Records ◽  
General Distribution ◽  
Meristic Characters ◽  
Gill Rakers ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Northeastern Atlantic

The general distribution of Centrolophus niger in the North Atlantic is reviewed including the first two records from the Canadian area and two additional records off the New England coast to add to the four previously recorded from this area. Two new records from the Dana collections extend the distribution of this species westward in the oceanic area between Iceland and the Azores. All known records of the rarely captured Centrolophus britannicus are presented. These include 34 previously published records from the northeastern Atlantic, eight new records from the northeastern Atlantic and the first seven records from the northwestern Atlantic, from Flemish Cap and the southern Grand Bank to North Carolina.In separating C. niger and C. britannicus some meristic characters are useful: C. niger, D. 35–41, A. 23–25, P. 20–23, gill-rakers on lower limb 1st arch, 13–15; C. britannicus, D. 44–51 (one, 55), A. 27–33 (one, 25), P. 18–21 (one, 16), gill-rakers on lower limb 1st arch, 11–13. Some body proportions are also important: the bases of the dorsal and anal fins are longer in C. britannicus and the distance from the snout to the anterior base of the dorsal fin usually greater. The length of the caudal peduncle is distinctly greater in C. niger.In C. niger the flesh is firm and the skin tough whereas in C. britannicus the flesh is flabby and the skin delicate. The peritoneum of C. britannicus is usually dark and that of C. niger usually light.

scholarly journals Large-Scale Climatic Controls on New England River Flow

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel G. Kingston ◽  
Glenn R. McGregor ◽  
David M. Hannah ◽  
Damian M. Lawler
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Temperature Pattern ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

Abstract Understanding atmospheric drivers of river flow variability necessitates clear knowledge of the process chain linking climate and hydrology, yet the nature of such linkages remains poorly understood for the New England region of the northeastern United States. This research gap is addressed through a composite analysis of large-scale climatic controls on monthly high and low river flow in New England for 1958–2001, based on 40-yr ECMWF Re-Analysis (ERA-40) data. Analysis is focused on climate fields at the North Atlantic spatial scale, with particular attention given to the influence of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). High (low) river flow is shown to be characterized by greater (lower) geopotential height throughout the year, and from December to April, higher (lower) temperature. Wind speed is inversely associated with river flow in all months, with wind direction more southerly (northerly) under high (low) flow situations. Relative vorticity differences reveal more cyclonic circulation centered downwind of New England under low river flow conditions (compared to high flow) from December to April. Reversal of river flow associations with temperature and vorticity in May are linked to snowmelt dynamics. Although cursory analysis suggests a positive association between the NAO and New England river flow, closer inspection reveals this to be less straightforward. River flow is more closely linked to the East Coast trough (rather than the Icelandic low and Azores high), while air temperature anomalies resemble the NAO–sea surface temperature rather than NAO–air temperature pattern.

The Currents of the North Atlantic

1892 ◽  
Vol 34 (872supp) ◽  
pp. 13940-13941
Author(s):  
Richard Beynon
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic
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