[DOC] [TLE] What is the Sargasso Sea? - NOAA's National Ocean Service [PAR] The Sargasso Sea, located entirely within the Atlantic Ocean, is the only sea ... 
Mats of free-floating sargassum, a common seaweed found in the Sargasso Sea, 
... while the Sea is further defined to the north by the North Atlantic Current, to the 
east ... Since this area is defined by boundary currents, its borders are dynamic,... [DOC] [TLE] Sargasso Sea - Wikipedia [PAR] The Sargasso Sea is a region in the gyre in the middle of the North Atlantic 
Ocean. It is the only ... All the currents deposit the marine plants and refuse they 
carry into this sea, yet the ocean water in the Sargasso ... The Sargasso Sea is 
home to seaweed of the genus Sargassum, which floats en masse on the surface 
there. [DOC] [TLE] A novel ocean color index to detect floating algae in the ... - CIRA [PAR] ocean waters, including the North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Yellow Sea, 
and East China Sea. Because ... detect some phytoplankton functional groups 
due to their unique optical properties ... of these surface plants, as floating algae 
often form thin slicks ... The NDVI method was useful in delineating floating algae. [DOC] [TLE] Marine Pollution  A framework for international control [PAR] Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian explorer who crossed the Atlantic in a papyrus ... 
at least 1400 miles of the open Atlantic" he saw "floating lumps of solidified, 
asphalt-like oil. .... In deciding for itself to what extent it will control ocean 
dumping by its .... For instance, a regional treaty applicable only to the North Sea 
requires the... [DOC] [TLE] Ocean color satellites show extensive surface slicks in the Gulf of ... [PAR] The area of the North Atlantic from 20 o to 35 o N and 30 o to 70 o W has been 
called the Sargasso Sea after the floating weed (Sargassum natans or 
Sargassum .... Although the slicks were first noted on MERIS MCI images, only 
limited MERIS ... Its wider swath , compared to MERIS, allows more spatial 
coverage, including... [DOC] [TLE] New York State Freshwater Wetlands Delineation Manual [PAR] Summary of Technical Criteria for New York State Wetland Delineation . ..... 
wetland plant list; they are listed only when found in wetlands with a higher 
probability in a .... When defining hydrology, one considers soil saturation to the 
surface or ..... Due to their wetness during the growing season, hydric mineral 
soils usually... [DOC] [TLE] Water Basics Glossary - Water Resources of the United States - U.S. ... [PAR] Jun 17, 2013 ... The terms herein are not necessarily the only valid definitions for these terms. ... 
from the atmosphere to the surface of the Earth or to objects on its surface. ... 
Algal bloom - The rapid proliferation of passively floating, simple plant life, ..... of a 
surface drainage basin or distinct hydrologic feature as delineated... [DOC] [TLE] The Ocean in the Earth System Teacher's Guide - American ... [PAR] more than two-thirds of its surface; in fact, often Earth is referred to as the ... Water 
is unique in the Earth system in that it is the only ... buoyed upward by (or floats 
on) colder water. ... water from the North Atlantic mixes with deep water ...... 
Relatively high sea-surface temperatures delineate the Gulf Stream on this 
analysis (by. [DOC] [TLE] Profiling float-based observations of net respiration beneath the ... [PAR] Jun 29, 2016 ... Several regions of float-based observations intersect with sites of other .... error is 
still only sufficient to be confident in the sign of the air-sea ..... ranging from the 
North Pacific to the Southern Ocean (Figure 4). .... the new production at the 
surface makes its way to the deep ocean, bypassing remineralization. [DOC] [TLE] DjVu Document - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PAR] surface or the land is covered by shallow water (Cowardin and oth- ... South 
Carolina is shown in figure 2A; only wetlands are discussed herein. ... on the 
basis of their hydrology, vegetation, and substrate. In this ... and (or) floating

Question: This sea in the North Atlantic is delineated only by the plants that float on its surface
Answer: the Sargasso Sea