STOCK DEFINITION AND GEOGRAPHIC RANGE White-sided dolphins are found in temperate and sub-polar waters of the North Atlantic, primarily in continental shelf waters to the 100m depth contour. The species inhabits waters from central West Greenland to North Carolina (about 35 ̊N) and perhaps as far east as 43 ̊W (Evans 1987; Hamazaki 2002). Distribution of sightings, strandings and incidental takes...

In this edition of Psychological Medicine, research findings are reported from two studies of British Gulf War veterans (David et al. 2002; Everitt et al. 2002). Both studies were carried out at King’s College ‘Gulf War Illness Research Unit ’, which was established in 1996. The two studies were conducted to examine the causes of unexplained symptoms among Gulf War veterans. The results present...

BACKGROUND Gulf War Veterans have previously been shown to have, in the short-term, an excess risk of death from 'external' (i.e. non-disease) causes of death. This study aims to determine whether there remains an excess of non-disease-related deaths in Gulf Veterans, 13 years after deployment, and, for the first time, to determine whether there is a relationship between experiences reported in...

The spatial and temporal variability of convection during the North American Monsoon Experiment (NAME) was examined via analysis of three-dimensional polarimetric radar data. Terrain bands were defined as the Gulf of California (over water) and elevations of 0–500 m above mean sea level (MSL; coastal plain), 500–1500 m MSL, and .1500 m MSL. Convective rainfall over the Gulf typically featured t...

The atmospheric response to the Gulf Stream front in sea surface temperature is investigated using highresolution data from satellite observations and operational analysis and forecast. Two types of atmospheric response are observed with different seasonality and spatial distribution. In winter, surface wind convergence is strong over the Gulf Stream proper between Cape Hatteras and the Great B...

This work examines the historical records of red tides in the western Gulf of Mexico (GOM) as they pertain to the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (Davis) G. Hansen and Moestrup. K. brevis commonly causes major fish kills, human respiratory distress, and significant economic disruption in the Gulf of Mexico. It can also lead to illness by consumption of contaminated shellfish. The nearly ann...