Water masses in the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem

In the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) water masses of very different origin converge. In the upper layer, the North Atlantic Central Waters (NACW) and the South Atlantic Central Waters (SACW); at intermediate levels the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and the warmer and saltier Me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pastor, María V., Vélez-Belchí, Pedro, Hernández-Guerra, Alonso
Other Authors: Valdés, L., Déniz-González, I.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: IOC-UNESCO 2015
Subjects:
Central waters
Thermocline waters
Intermediate waters
Deep waters
Cape Verde Frontal Zone
CCLME
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
NADW
North Atlantic Deep Water
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/9178
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Summary:In the Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem (CCLME) water masses of very different origin converge. In the upper layer, the North Atlantic Central Waters (NACW) and the South Atlantic Central Waters (SACW); at intermediate levels the Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) and the warmer and saltier Mediterranean Water (MW); and at the deeper levels the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW). Here we describe the origin and distribution of these waters masses. Published

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