Deep Water Profiles of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea

Oceanographic conditions such as light and salinity can have an effect on both biotic and abiotic components of an ocean environment. Physical oceanographic data were gathered from water sampled from various depths in the South Atlantic Ocean and Northern Caribbean Sea. Light attenuation, transmissivity, temperature, salinity, density and fluorescence were analyzed to create deep water profiles. Our data suggested that physical characteristics change at various depths in conjoining bodies of ocean water.