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Duncan, Lm; Bryden, Hl; Cunningham, Sa. |
Three hydrographic sections made during RRS Discovery cruise 242, from 7 September to 6 October 1999, are used to study the Faroe Bank Channel overflow. Each section, made perpendicular to the plume direction, comprised 10-14 stations measuring the outflow properties and velocity. The overflow defined as water with potential temperatures below 3 degreesC has densities greater than 28.1 kg m(-3), salinities between 34.9 and 35.1, with velocities as high as 80 cm s(-1) approximately 20 km downstream from the sill. We use these measurements to describe the characteristics of the outflow and to estimate the amount of friction and mixing as the plume travels along the continental slope into the Iceland Basin. From Lowered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler... |
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Palavras-chave: Chenal du banc des Faroe; Flux supérieur; Friction; Mélange; Faroe Bank Channel; Overflow; Friction; Mixing. |
Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00321/43240/42969.pdf |
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Plahn, O; Baschek, B; Badewien, Th; Walter, M; Rhein, M. |
[1] Conductivity-temperature-depth tracer and direct current measurements collected in the northern Red Sea in February and March 1999 are used to study the formation of deep and bottom water in that region. Historical data showed that open ocean convection in the Red Sea can contribute to the renewal of intermediate or deep water but cannot ventilate the bottom water. The observations in 1999 showed no evidence for open ocean convection in the Red Sea during the winter 1998/1999. The overflow water from the Gulf of Aqaba was found to be the densest water mass in the northern Red Sea. An anomaly of the chlorofluorocarbon component CFC-12 observed in the Gulf of Aqaba and at the bottom of the Red Sea suggests a strong contribution of this water mass to the... |
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Palavras-chave: Gulf of Aqaba; Red Sea; Formation of bottom water; Tracer oceanography; CFC; Overflow. |
Ano: 2002 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00223/33445/31826.pdf |
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