Trace Metal and Ancillary Data in Puget Sound, 1980 - 1986 (NODC Accession 9100153)

In first of three data reports on the trace metal and ancillary data in Puget Sound and its watershed (Paulson et al., 1991a), all water column, sediment, and sediment trap data from the urban embayments and the watersheds discharing into Puget Sound between 1979 and January 1986 were reported. In the second data report (Paulson et al., 1991b), the complete data set between 1980 and January 1985 for the open waters of Puget Sound was presented, In this third data report, data from a single cruise in the urban embayments and open waters of Puget Sound during August 1986 are listed. The data are presented geographically in the following manner: Elliott and Commencement bays, the main basin of Puget Sound, South Puget Sound, Whidbey basin and Hood Canal. The information gained from these data has been interpreted by PMEL scientists and is published in a variety of scientific journals that are listed within each section.