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DAILY AVERAGED NEAR-SURFACE SEA TEMPERATURE (TOP) AND SALINITY (BOTTOM) FOR THREE WATER QUALITY STATIONS IN KACHEMAK BAY, ALASKA FOR THE JANUARY 2012 TO JULY 2019 PORTION OF AN 18-YEAR TIME SERIES. SELDOVIA HARBOR (BLUE) CONDITIONS IN THE OUTER BAY REFLECT MORE OPEN OCEAN CONDITIONS, WITH A SMALLER RANGE OF SEASONAL TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER SALINITIES. HOMER HARBOR (GREEN) AND BEAR COVE (ORANGE) OBSERVATIONS REFLECT THE GREATER INFLUENCE OF FRESHWATER INPUT IN THE INNER BAY, WITH A LARGER SEASONAL TEMPERATURE RANGE AND LOWER SALINITIES.