OCEANOGRAPHIC CRUISE SUMMARY, DENMARK STRAIT, APRIL-MAY 1966

The report describes an oceanographic survey conducted in the Denmark Strait aboard USS EDISTO (AGB 2) during the period 18 April to 8 May 1965. A strong Arctic outflow was observed near the Greenland coast with speeds up to 30 cm/sec. Between this outflow and the warmer Irminger Current, a pronounc...

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Main Author: Countryman, Kenneth A.
Other Authors: NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1968
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*MARINE GEOPHYSICS
TEMPERATURE
OCEAN CURRENTS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
GASES
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
STRAITS
OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIPS
DENMARK
SALINITY
SEA WATER
HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYING
PH FACTOR
THERMOCLINES
DENMARK STRAIT
Arctic
Greenland
Edisto
Denmark Strait
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0838756
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Summary:The report describes an oceanographic survey conducted in the Denmark Strait aboard USS EDISTO (AGB 2) during the period 18 April to 8 May 1965. A strong Arctic outflow was observed near the Greenland coast with speeds up to 30 cm/sec. Between this outflow and the warmer Irminger Current, a pronounced temperature and salinity gradient existed. The stations occupied in the northeastern part of the strait were separated into two groups displaying similar distribution patterns of physical properties. The western group exhibited a subsurface layer of cooler and less saline waters than the eastern group. This occurrence may be attributed to mixing of Arctic outflow and Return Atlantic Waters to greater depths.

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