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Removal of moisture and heat

Removal of moisture and heat. upwelling. 1. Ocean Conveyor Belt. 1 Sv = 10 6 m 3 /s. 1. 5. 5. 10. 2. (From Broecker, 1990). 3. (From Broecker, 1990). 4. MAIN WATER MASSES IN THE OCEAN. Greenland Sea. Norwegian Sea. Labrador Sea. 5. From Pinet (1998).

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Removal of moisture and heat

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  1. Removal of moisture and heat upwelling 1. Ocean Conveyor Belt

  2. 1 Sv = 106 m3/s 1 5 5 10 2 (From Broecker, 1990)

  3. 3 (From Broecker, 1990)

  4. 4. MAIN WATER MASSES IN THE OCEAN

  5. Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea Labrador Sea 5. From Pinet (1998)

  6. North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) formation Labrador Sea Denmark Strait Newfoundland Iceland Iceland- Faeroes Ridge 1000 m 1000 m Ireland U.K. 5b. From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003)

  7. NADW going through Denmark Strait Iceland Greenland 6. From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003)

  8. Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea Labrador Sea

  9. Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) 3000 m From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003) 7.

  10. to Argentine Basin to Cape Basin 8. From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003)

  11. Santos Plateau Rio Grande Rise Θ ºC Brazil Basin Year 9. Vema Channel Minimum Temperatures Argentine Basin

  12. 10. AABW extent (from Talley, 1999)

  13. Greenland Sea Norwegian Sea Labrador Sea 11.

  14. = Polar Front Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) forms at the Polar Front 12. From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003)

  15. From: Tomczak, Matthias & J Stuart Godfrey: Regional Oceanography: an Introduction 2nd edn (2003) 13.

  16. Schematic of all water masses

  17. Atlantic Section Rio Grande Rise Ceará

  18. SACW NACW Water Masses SACW - South Atlantic Central Water NACW - North Atlantic Central Water SPCW - South Pacific Central Water NPCW - North Pacific Central Water SICW - South Indian Central Water ECW - Equatorial Central Water AAIW - Antarctic Intermediate Water AIW - Arctic Intermediate Water MIW - Mediterranean Intermediate Water RSIW - Red Sea Intermediate Water NPIW - North Pacific Intermediate Water AABW - Antarctic Bottom Water NADW - North Atlantic Deep Water AADW - Antarctic Deep Water NABW - North Atlantic Bottom Water CoW - Common Water (AAIW + NADW) PSW - Pacific Subarctic Water From Pinet (1998)

  19. 14. The Effect of the Mediterranean on the North Atlantic From Pinet (1998)

  20. 15a.

  21. 15b.

  22. 15c.

  23. 15d.

  24. 15e.

  25. UC NEC NECC 16. Equatorial Current System SEC SECC

  26. 17

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