Nomenclature of Water Masses in the Tasman Sea

Abstract

In a recent paper by Rochford (1957) on the identification and nomenclature of water masses in the Tasman and Coral Seas, three oceanic water masses of importance to New Zealand hydrology have been described as "Coral Sea", "Sub-Antarctic", and "East Central New Zealand". Reasons are advanced here to suggest that the origins proposed for these water masses may require modification.