Thermal Stratification in the Arctic Ocean

Fine scale measurements of the vertical temperature profile in an Arctic water column show the presence of several cascaded isothermal layers. Layers between the depths of 300 and 350 meters range from 2 to 10 meters in thickness, while the temperature change between adjacent layers is approximately...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science
Main Authors: Neal, Victor T., Neshyba, Stephen, Denner, Warren
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1969
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3903.373
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.166.3903.373
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Summary:Fine scale measurements of the vertical temperature profile in an Arctic water column show the presence of several cascaded isothermal layers. Layers between the depths of 300 and 350 meters range from 2 to 10 meters in thickness, while the temperature change between adjacent layers is approximately 0.026°C. The individual layers are isothermal to within ± 0.001°C.

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