Mediterranean Outflow Mixing and Dynamics
The Mediterranean Sea produces a salty, dense outflow that is strongly modified by entrainment as it first begins to descend the continental slope in the eastern Gulf of Cadiz. The current accelerates to 1.3 meters per second, which raises the internal Froude number above 1, and is intensely turbule...
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craaas:10.1126/science.259.5099.1277 2024-04-28T08:30:23+00:00 Mediterranean Outflow Mixing and Dynamics Price, James F. Baringer, Molly O'Neil Lueck, Rolf G. Johnson, Gregory C. Ambar, Isabel Parrilla, Gregorio Cantos, Alain Kennelly, Maureen A. Sanford, Thomas B. 1993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.259.5099.1277 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.259.5099.1277 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 259, issue 5099, page 1277-1282 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 Multidisciplinary journal-article 1993 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.259.5099.1277 2024-04-09T06:40:53Z The Mediterranean Sea produces a salty, dense outflow that is strongly modified by entrainment as it first begins to descend the continental slope in the eastern Gulf of Cadiz. The current accelerates to 1.3 meters per second, which raises the internal Froude number above 1, and is intensely turbulent through its full thickness. The outflow loses about half of its density anomaly and roughly doubles its volume transport as it entrains less saline North Atlantic Central water. Within 100 kilometers downstream, the current is turned by the Coriolis force until it flows nearly parallel to topography in a damped geostrophic balance. The mixed Mediterranean outflow continues westward, slowly descending the continental slope until it becomes neutrally buoyant in the thermocline where it becomes an important water mass. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 259 5099 1277 1282 |
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The Mediterranean Sea produces a salty, dense outflow that is strongly modified by entrainment as it first begins to descend the continental slope in the eastern Gulf of Cadiz. The current accelerates to 1.3 meters per second, which raises the internal Froude number above 1, and is intensely turbulent through its full thickness. The outflow loses about half of its density anomaly and roughly doubles its volume transport as it entrains less saline North Atlantic Central water. Within 100 kilometers downstream, the current is turned by the Coriolis force until it flows nearly parallel to topography in a damped geostrophic balance. The mixed Mediterranean outflow continues westward, slowly descending the continental slope until it becomes neutrally buoyant in the thermocline where it becomes an important water mass. |
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Mediterranean Outflow Mixing and Dynamics |
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