WIND- AND BUOYANCY-DRIVEN INTERMEDIATE LAYER CIRCULATION IN THE SEA OF OKHOTSK
The densest water forming in the North Pacific region originates in the northwestern shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk (SO). This water is called the Dense Shelf Water (DSW), produced when cold and salty brine is rejected as sea ice forms (Shcherbina et al., 2004).
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| Summary: | The densest water forming in the North Pacific region originates in the northwestern shelf of the Sea of Okhotsk (SO). This water is called the Dense Shelf Water (DSW), produced when cold and salty brine is rejected as sea ice forms (Shcherbina et al., 2004). |
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