Thermal Stratification in the Arctic Ocean
- 17 October 1969
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 166 (3903), 373-374
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.166.3903.373
Abstract
Fine scale measurements of the vertical temperature profile in an Arctic water column show the presence of several cascaded isothermal layers. Layers between the depths of 300 anid 350 meters range from 2 to 10 meters in thickness, while the temperature change between adjacent layers is approximately 0.026°C. The individual layers are isothermal to within ± 0.001°C.Keywords
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