Ocean Circulation - Water Types and Water Masses
Ocean Circulation - Water Types and Water Masses
Ocean Circulation - Water Types and Water Masses
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Red Sea−<br />
Pers. Gulf<br />
Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
Antarctic Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
Indo. Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
IIW<br />
PSIW<br />
Pacific Subarctic Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
Calif. Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
Antarctic Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
CIW<br />
East S. Pacific<br />
Int. Wat.<br />
ESPI W<br />
WA SIW<br />
West. Atl. Subarctic<br />
Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
AIW<br />
EASIW<br />
East. Atl.<br />
M e d.<br />
Subarctic Int. Wat.<br />
W ater<br />
Antarctic Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
Arctic Int. <strong>Water</strong><br />
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1562 OCEAN CIRCULATION / <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Types</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Masses</strong><br />
60°<br />
AAIW<br />
AAIW<br />
Intermediate <strong>Water</strong>s<br />
(500 − 1500 m)<br />
AAIW<br />
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Figure 4 Global distribution of intermediate water (550–1500 m). Lines, labels <strong>and</strong> hatching follow the same format as described for Figure 3.