from sea- level; the standard errors are +2.6 sverdrup and +10 cm s' 

 respectively. Linear correlation coefficients and multivariate regression 

 parameters from Niiler & Richardson's data are in agreement with those from 

 Maul et al . , except that the standard error of estimating volume transport 

 from sea- level is smaller in Maul et al . , apparently because of smaller errors 

 in the direct measurements. (Author). 



207 MAUL, G. A., CHEW, F., BUSHNELL, M. , and MAYER, D. A. 1985. "Sea-Level 

 Variation As An Indicator of Florida Current Volume Transport: Comparisons 

 With Direct Measurements," Science . Vol 227, pp 304-307. 



Sea-level measurements from tide gages at Miami, Florida, and Cat Cay, 

 Bahamas, and bottom pressure measurements from a water depth of 50 m off 

 Jupiter, Florida, and a water depth of 10 m off Memory Rock, Bahamas, were 

 correlated with 81 concurrent direct volume transport observations in the 

 Straits of Florida. Daily-averaged sea- level from either gage on the Bahamian 

 side of the Straits was poorly correlated with transport. Bottom pressure off 

 Jupiter had a linear coefficient of determination of r^ = 0.93 , and Miami 

 sea-level, when adjusted for weather effects, had r^ = . 74 ; the standard 

 errors of estimating transports were +1 . 2 x 10* and +1.9 x 10' cu m per 

 second, respectively. A linear multivariate regression, which combined bottom 

 pressure, weather, and the submarine cable observations between Jupiter and 

 the Bahamas, had r' = 0.94 with a standard error of estimating transport of 

 +1.1 x 10' cubic ms per second. These results suggest that a combination of 

 easily obtained observations is sufficient to adequately monitor the daily 

 volume transport fluctuations of the Florida Current. (Authors). 



208 McMANUS, D. A., and CREAGER, J. S. 1984. "Sea-Level Data For Parts of 

 the Bering- Chukchi Shelves of Beringia From 19,000 to 10,000 14C year B.P.," 

 Quaternary Research . Vol 21, pp 317-325. 



Sea- level changes in Beringia are especially significant because they 

 affect the migration of land plants and animals between Asia and North Amer- 

 ica, and marine plants and animals between the Pacific and Arctic oceans. 

 Previous studies of cores from the Bering and Chukchi shelves produced sea- 

 level curves. Evaluation of these data suggests that nine of the radiocarbon- 

 dated estimates of sea-level position are most reliable for the time period 

 19,000 to 10,000 year Before Present. The trend of these nine points is pro- 

 posed as the basis for a regional sea-level curve for central Beringia. Con- 

 straints on the data must be noted, however, by anyone using them. (Authors). 



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