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dc.contributor.authorMolcard, Robert
dc.contributor.authorTait, Robert I.
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dc.date.available2018-10-11T14:06:30Z
dc.date.issued1978/10
dc.identifier1804
dc.identifier.govdocSR-24
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12489/254
dc.description.abstractA deep step structure, in which mixed layers alternate with high gradient interfaces, is a characteristic feature of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Three oceanographic cruises (May 1972, May 1973 and October 1974), supported by the SACLANT ASW Research Centre, allow a precise description of this phenomenon. Between 600 and 1500 m, under the maximum of temperature and salinity produced by the Levantine intermediate water, ten homogeneous layers were always found in the deepest area of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The theta-S characteristic of the ten homogeneous layers are constant to within 0.01 deg C and 0.01% from one year to another. This remarkable temporal stability of the stratification observed over 3 years modifies the common hypothesis of an isolated double diffusive system which is expected to evolve in time.
dc.format19 p. : ill.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherNATO. SACLANTCEN
dc.sourceIn: A voyage of discovery / Angel, M. (ed.).-- Oxford: Pergamon, 1977, pp. 221-233.
dc.subjectTyrrhenian Sea
dc.subjectPhysical oceanography
dc.subjectMixed layer
dc.subjectWater masses
dc.subjectThermohaline circulation
dc.titleThe steady state of the step structure in the Tyrrhenian Sea
dc.typePapers and Articles
dc.typeScientific Report (SR)


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