A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin
Shipboard hydrographic measurements and moored current meters are used to infer both the large-scale and mesoscale water mass distribution and features of the general circulation in the Canary Basin. We found a convoluted current system dominated by the time-dependent meandering of the eastward flow...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:32812 2023-05-15T17:06:07+02:00 A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin Käse, Rolf H. Price, James F. Richardson, Philip L. Zenk, Walter 1986 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32812/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32812/1/Zenk_Quasi.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 en eng AGU (American Geophysical Union) https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32812/1/Zenk_Quasi.pdf Käse, R. H., Price, J. F., Richardson, P. L. and Zenk, W. (1986) A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 91 (C8). pp. 9739-9748. DOI 10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 <https://doi.org/10.1029/JC091iC08p09739>. doi:10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 cc_by_3.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 1986 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 2023-04-07T15:25:24Z Shipboard hydrographic measurements and moored current meters are used to infer both the large-scale and mesoscale water mass distribution and features of the general circulation in the Canary Basin. We found a convoluted current system dominated by the time-dependent meandering of the eastward flowing Azores Current and the formation of mesoscale eddies. At middepths, several distinctly different water masses are identified: Subpolar Mode and Labrador Sea Water are centered in the northwest, Subantarctic Intermediate Water is centered in the southeast, and the saltier, warmer Mediterranean tongue lies between them. Mesoscale structures of these water masses suggest the presence of middepth meanders and detached eddies which may be caused by fluctuations of the Azores Current. Article in Journal/Newspaper Labrador Sea OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Journal of Geophysical Research 91 C8 9739 |
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Shipboard hydrographic measurements and moored current meters are used to infer both the large-scale and mesoscale water mass distribution and features of the general circulation in the Canary Basin. We found a convoluted current system dominated by the time-dependent meandering of the eastward flowing Azores Current and the formation of mesoscale eddies. At middepths, several distinctly different water masses are identified: Subpolar Mode and Labrador Sea Water are centered in the northwest, Subantarctic Intermediate Water is centered in the southeast, and the saltier, warmer Mediterranean tongue lies between them. Mesoscale structures of these water masses suggest the presence of middepth meanders and detached eddies which may be caused by fluctuations of the Azores Current. |
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Käse, Rolf H. Price, James F. Richardson, Philip L. Zenk, Walter A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin |
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quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the canary basin |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/32812/1/Zenk_Quasi.pdf Käse, R. H., Price, J. F., Richardson, P. L. and Zenk, W. (1986) A quasi-synoptic survey of the thermocline circulation and water mass distribution within the Canary Basin. Open Access Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 91 (C8). pp. 9739-9748. DOI 10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 <https://doi.org/10.1029/JC091iC08p09739>. doi:10.1029/JC091iC08p09739 |
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