Hydrographic data from R/V Endeavor cruise #143

Hydrographic data collected during R/V Endeavor cruise 143 is presented as a preliminary study of subduction in the northeast Atlantic south of the Azores Front. The front is clearly defined at the northern end of CTD section #1 which also shows a layer of 16-18°C water subducted to the south. Secti...

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Main Authors: Stalcup, Marvel C., Joyce, Terrence M., Bullister, John L., Barbour, R. Lorraine, Dunworth, Jane A.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 1988
Subjects:
Endeavor (Ship: 1976-) Cruise EN143
Oceanography
Hydrography
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1912/6929
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Summary:Hydrographic data collected during R/V Endeavor cruise 143 is presented as a preliminary study of subduction in the northeast Atlantic south of the Azores Front. The front is clearly defined at the northern end of CTD section #1 which also shows a layer of 16-18°C water subducted to the south. Section #2, 280 km to the east, is dominated by a large cyclonic ring with characteristics similar to 'eastern' rings reported earlier . An anomalously salty parcel of Mediterranean water in this section is typical of highly saline lenses seen in the Canary Basin. Funding was provided by the National Science Foundation under grant Nos. OCE 85-15642 and OCE 85-18372.

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