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Founded in 1876, Texas A&M University is a U.S. public and comprehensive university offering a wide variety of academic programs far beyond its original label of agricultural and mechanical trainings. It is one of the few institutions holding triple federal designations as a land-, sea- and ...
A water body separating Baja California from the Mexican mainland. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean through a southern opening between 20–23°N. The principal mechanisms forcing the Gulf are the Pacific Ocean circulation, the tides, the fluxs of heat and moisture exchanged with the atmosphere, and the wind.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass ... CANALES An oceanographic experiment taking place in the Balearic Sea from 1996 to 1998 to investigate the interannual, seasonal and mesoscale variability of the circulation in the Balearic Channels. The experiment consisted of four parts:
13 hydrographic cruises from March 1996 to June 1998;
14 vector–averaging mechanical current meters deployed on four mooring lines from May to November, 1996;
analysis of daily composite infrared SST images of the western Mediterranean; and
the use of an inverse model to obtain transport estimates from the data collected.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass defined by Iselin (1936) and Pollard et al. (1991) to define water found in the North Atlantic Current. The WNAW definition can be subsumed into the broader definition of North Atlantic Subpolar Mode Water, and thus can be seen as a variety of the latter.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass formed at the surface in the Ionian Sea.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass formed in the north Adriatic Sea. It is formed during strong bora wind events when evaporation can be as high as 15 mm/day (compared to an annual average total of 1000 mm). The very dense deep water formed is characterized by temperatures less than 10°C and a relatively low salinity of about 38.3. After formation, the NADW flows southwards along isobaths near the bottom of the Italian shelf. The flow partially sinks into the Jaluka Pit, although the major portion moves further southwards to reach the shelf off Bari, where a canyon intersects the shelf and the water deepens. At this point the NADW plays some role in the formation of Adriatic Bottom Water (ABW).
Industry:Earth science
A water mass formed in the recirculating gyre of the Norwegian Basin of the Norwegian Sea as a mixture of mainly Modified North Atlantic Water and Norwegian Sea Arctic Intermediate Water (NSAIW).
Industry:Earth science
A water mass found in the area of the Iceland–Faroe Ridge.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KDW is usually located at depths of 900–100 m in the Okinawa Trough, and originates mainly from the passage between the Okinawa islands. The temperature and salinity are fairly stable at, respectively, 3.7° C and 34.48. KDW is formed mainly via convection.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KIW originates from northwest Pacific water, with the major part entering from east of Taiwan and most of the rest from between Okinawa and Miyako-Jima. It is located at around 900–1000 m and has a thickness range of 500–600 m, with the latter rapidly decreasing in the shallow area of the Okinawa Trough. The temperature and salinity ranges and averages of KIW are, respectively, 5.8°–9.5° C (7.8° C) and 34.26–34.38 (34.32). A major feature is a low salinity core with small variations in temperature and salinity. Some KIW upwells on the continental slope.
Industry:Earth science
A water mass found in the East China Sea. KSW exists only in the warm half of the year. It is modified and merges with Kuroshio Subsurface Water (KSSW) via strong convective interaction during the cold half. This is the warmest water mass in the East China Sea, and is usually located in the upper 75 m although seasonal variations can push this up to 100 m. Its salinity is less than that of the underlying KSSW due to rainfall and runoff. The annual temperature and salinity ranges and means are, respectively, 21.9°–29.6° (25.60°) and 33.95–34.95 (34.44).
Industry:Earth science
