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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ftieo:oai:repositorio.ieo.es:10508/9855 2023-05-15T13:41:24+02:00 Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem Pastor, M.V. Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro) Hernández-Guerra, A. Valdés-Santurio, L. (Luis) Dénis González, I. (Ithaisa) Atlantic Ocean Central Atlantic Eastern Central Atlantic Canary Islands 2015-06-10 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 eng eng UNESCO-IOC Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 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 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ openAccess CC-BY-NC-ND bookPart 2015 ftieo 2022-07-26T23:48:49Z 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. En prensa Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Labrador Sea NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic South Atlantic Ocean Instituto Español de Oceanografía: e-IEO 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. En prensa |
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Valdés-Santurio, L. (Luis) Dénis González, I. (Ithaisa) |
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Pastor, M.V. Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro) Hernández-Guerra, A. |
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Pastor, M.V. Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro) Hernández-Guerra, A. Waters Masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem |
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Pastor, M.V. Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro) Hernández-Guerra, A. |
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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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Atlantic Ocean Central Atlantic Eastern Central Atlantic Canary Islands |
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Antarc* Antarctic Labrador Sea NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic South Atlantic Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Labrador Sea NADW North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic South Atlantic Ocean |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9855 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 |
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