Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem
In the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) water masses of very different origin converge. The upper levels, between 100 dbar and 700 dbar, are occupied by North Atlantic Central Waters (NACW) and South Atlantic Central Waters (SACW) that feed the nutrient-rich wind-driven upwelling ecosys...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/318467 2024-02-11T09:58:51+01:00 Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem Pastor, M.V. Vélez-Belchí, Pedro Hernández-Guerra, A. Valdés-Santurio, L. (Luis) Dénis González, I. (Ithaisa) Paris (France) Atlantic Ocean Central Atlantic Eastern Central Atlantic Canary Islands 2015-06-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318467 en eng UNESCO-IOC Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias AM Oceanographic and biological features in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Valdés-Santurio, L. (Luis); Déniz-González, I. (ed.). UNESCO-IOC. Paris (France). 2015. 7 pp: 73-79 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318467 21497 open Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias Medio Marino book part 2015 ftcsic 2024-01-16T11:45:06Z In the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) water masses of very different origin converge. The upper levels, between 100 dbar and 700 dbar, are occupied by North Atlantic Central Waters (NACW) and South Atlantic Central Waters (SACW) that feed the nutrient-rich wind-driven upwelling ecosystem. The NACW are formed by surface subduction of winter water in the North Atlantic, while the SACW are formed in the western South Atlantic Ocean. The Cape Verde Frontal Zone (CVFZ), at approximately 15°N, separates these thermocline waters. The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and the warmer and saltier Mediterranean Water (MW) occupy the intermediate layer, between 700 dbar and 1500 dbar. The North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), formed in the Labrador Sea, occupies the layers deeper than 1500 dbar. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Labrador Sea NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic South Atlantic Ocean Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Antarctic The Antarctic |
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In the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) water masses of very different origin converge. The upper levels, between 100 dbar and 700 dbar, are occupied by North Atlantic Central Waters (NACW) and South Atlantic Central Waters (SACW) that feed the nutrient-rich wind-driven upwelling ecosystem. The NACW are formed by surface subduction of winter water in the North Atlantic, while the SACW are formed in the western South Atlantic Ocean. The Cape Verde Frontal Zone (CVFZ), at approximately 15°N, separates these thermocline waters. The Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and the warmer and saltier Mediterranean Water (MW) occupy the intermediate layer, between 700 dbar and 1500 dbar. The North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW), formed in the Labrador Sea, occupies the layers deeper than 1500 dbar. |
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Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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waters masses in the canary current large marine ecosystem |
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Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias AM Oceanographic and biological features in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem. Valdés-Santurio, L. (Luis); Déniz-González, I. (ed.). UNESCO-IOC. Paris (France). 2015. 7 pp: 73-79 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/318467 21497 |
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