Hydrographical and chemical observations during an achor station in the eastern North Atlantic

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Main Authors: Gieskes, M J, Meincke, Jens, Wenck, Alfred
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author Gieskes, M J
Meincke, Jens
Wenck, Alfred
author_facet Gieskes, M J
Meincke, Jens
Wenck, Alfred
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Serial observations of temperature, salinity, oxygen, alkalinity and pH are presented. They were carried out during an anchor station of R.V. „Meteor“ west of Cape Sao Vincente (Portugal) in the area of the maximum Mediterranean water outflow, which follows the continental slope off Portugal. Two observational results are pointed out: The Mediterranean water masses spread out into the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of two distinct layers at depth of 700 m (T=12.0 °C, S=36.15 ‰) and 1250 m (T=11.3 °C, S=36.40 ‰). The salinity proved to be the most significant indicator of the observed stratification. The values of dissolved oxygen content, alkalinity and pH in the very near bottom layer (1 m above the bottom at depth of 3250 m) are different from the values at depth of 15 m to 100 m above the bottom. As this phenomenon is not observed for the salinity, the changes may be interpreted in terms of chemical and biological processes at the sediment-water interface.
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spellingShingle Hydrographical and chemical observations during an achor station in the eastern North Atlantic
Gieskes, M J
Meincke, Jens
Wenck, Alfred
Atlantische Kuppenfahrten 1967/1-3; GIK/IfG; Institute for Geosciences, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel; M8; M8_065-10b; M8_065-11b; M8_065-1b; M8_065-2b; M8_065-3b; M8_065-4b; M8_065-5b; M8_065-6b; M8_065-8b; M8_065-9b; M8056-8b; M8065-10b; M8065-11b; M8065-1b; M8065-2b; M8065-3b; M8065-4b; M8065-5b; M8065-6b; M8065-9b; Meteor (1964); Northeast Atlantic; Water sample; WS
Serial observations of temperature, salinity, oxygen, alkalinity and pH are presented. They were carried out during an anchor station of R.V. „Meteor“ west of Cape Sao Vincente (Portugal) in the area of the maximum Mediterranean water outflow, which follows the continental slope off Portugal. Two observational results are pointed out: The Mediterranean water masses spread out into the Atlantic Ocean, consisting of two distinct layers at depth of 700 m (T=12.0 °C, S=36.15 ‰) and 1250 m (T=11.3 °C, S=36.40 ‰). The salinity proved to be the most significant indicator of the observed stratification. The values of dissolved oxygen content, alkalinity and pH in the very near bottom layer (1 m above the bottom at depth of 3250 m) are different from the values at depth of 15 m to 100 m above the bottom. As this phenomenon is not observed for the salinity, the changes may be interpreted in terms of chemical and biological processes at the sediment-water interface.
title Hydrographical and chemical observations during an achor station in the eastern North Atlantic
topic Atlantische Kuppenfahrten 1967/1-3; GIK/IfG; Institute for Geosciences, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel; M8; M8_065-10b; M8_065-11b; M8_065-1b; M8_065-2b; M8_065-3b; M8_065-4b; M8_065-5b; M8_065-6b; M8_065-8b; M8_065-9b; M8056-8b; M8065-10b; M8065-11b; M8065-1b; M8065-2b; M8065-3b; M8065-4b; M8065-5b; M8065-6b; M8065-9b; Meteor (1964); Northeast Atlantic; Water sample; WS
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.603998