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Variability of the thermohaline staircase.
Siedler, Gerold and Zenk, Walter (1973) Variability of the thermohaline staircase. Nature, 244 (131). pp. 11-12. DOI 10.1038/physci244011a0.
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Abstract
STEP-LIKE structures in temperature and salinity beneath the Mediterranean water have been observed in the Eastern Atlantic1–6. In Fig. 1 we show the stations where steps have been found in the area to the west of Gibraltar. Salt fingering as a result of double diffusive processes has been suggested as a possible cause for the generation of such step-like structures7. During cruise No. 23 of RV Meteor in 1971 we intended to study the small scale features of such structures8. Some previous observations6 in August/September 1970 had revealed an extensive zone where a “thermohaline staircase” existed (Fig. 1). We therefore selected stations in this area and close to it for the proposed study. A high resolution in situ conductivity-temperature-depth meter of the “Kieler Multi-Meeressonde” type was used for the vertical profiling of temperature and salinity.
Document Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | physical oceanography |
Research affiliation: | OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-PO Physical Oceanography |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Access Journal?: | No |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2012 09:47 |
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2018 09:04 |
URI: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/15211 |
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