Observations of presumable groundwater seepage occurrence in Puck Bay (the Baltic Sea)
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Jun 05, 2015
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Published Online: Jun 05, 2015
Page range: 267 - 272
Received: Dec 10, 2014
Accepted: Feb 17, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ohs-2015-0025
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We report the results of recent field measurements of seawater thermohaline structure and transparency carried out in early summer 2014 in Puck Bay. Near-bottom, less saline waters occurred almost in the entire study area. Their occurrence in the shallow part of Puck Bay was accompanied by an increase in the seawater transparency. The most likely explanation of these observations is a submarine fresh groundwater discharge.