Rates of seabed temperature change at time-series sites in study areas A-E.

Data at sites were collected during tidal cycles, including at both high and low tide, over periods of 8 to 12 hr. Time-series start and end times are hours before (−) or after (+) high tide. Minimum temperature occurred at low tide (on-bank frontal movement) and maximum temperature occurred at high tide (off-bank frontal movement). Maximum rates (°C hr−1) of temperature change (ΔT) were recorded between sequential CTD observations during flood and ebb tidal phases within each time series. See Figures 2,3,4,5,6 for locations of time-series sites (TS) and Figure 8 for temperature cross sections at sites. See Table 4 for temperature data and timing (relative to tidal movement) of the 12 stations at the time-series site in study area A.