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MONTHLY SALINITY ANOMOLIES CALCULATED FROM CONTINUOUS SALINITY DATA RECORDED 1 METER ABOVE THE BOTTOM (APPROXIMATELY 8 METER DEPTH) AT THE KACHEMAK BAY NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE’S LONG-TERM WATER QUALITY MONITORING SITE IN SELDOVIA HARBOR. THE ANOMALY IS CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MONTHLY AVERAGE AND THE 2004-2015 MEAN FOR THAT MONTH. THE TIME PERIOD OF ANOMALOUS FRESH WATER CORRESPONDS TO THE TIME PERIOD OF WARMER WATER TEMPERATURES.