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Main hydrographic features of the Sargasso Sea in Spring 1979
Helgoländer Meeresuntersuchungen volume 35, pages 385–400 (1982)
Abstract
Hydrographic data for the period 19th March to 16th April 1979, obtained from cruise No. 210/92 of F.R.V. “Anton Dohrn” in the Sargasso Sea, are used for a description of the different water masses. Horizontal and vertical distributions are discussed, stressing the layering in particular. The regional differences of the t-S correlations are shown, especially the slight differences characterizing the deeper water masses. Dynamic computations lead to some conclusions concerning the influence of hydrographic features upon the 0-group eel larvae.
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Wegner, G. Main hydrographic features of the Sargasso Sea in Spring 1979. Helgolander Meeresunters 35, 385–400 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02006145
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