Thermohaline steps off the northeast coast of South America.

The apparently permanent large-scale thermohaline staircases off the northeast coast of South America are thought to indicate vigorous double diffusive mixing due to salt fingering between two important water masses: the warm, salty Subtropical Underwater at about 150 m and the cooler, fresher Antar...

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Main Author:	Boyd, Janice Dinegar, 1946-
Other Authors:	Brooks, David (degree committee member.), Ichiye, Takashi (degree committee member.), Perkins, Henry (degree committee member.), Piacsek, Steve (degree committee member.), Scoggins, James (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1986.
Subjects:	Diffusion in hydrology. Oceanic mixing. Thermoclines (Oceanography) > North Atlantic Ocean. Major oceanography. Thermoclines (Oceanography) North Atlantic Ocean. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy