1' Ocean Conveyor Belt

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1. Ocean Conveyor Belt
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1 Sv 106 m3/s
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(From Broecker, 1990)
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(From Broecker, 1990)
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4. MAIN WATER MASSES IN THE OCEAN
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5.
From Pinet (1998)
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5b.
From Tomczak, Matthias J Stuart Godfrey
Regional Oceanography an Introduction 2nd edn
(2003)
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Regional Oceanography an Introduction 2nd edn
(2003)
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to Argentine Basin
to Cape Basin
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Regional Oceanography an Introduction 2nd edn
(2003)
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10. AABW extent (from Talley, 1999)
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Schematic of all water masses
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Atlantic Section
Rio Grande Rise
Ceará
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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)
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14. The Effect of the Mediterranean on the North
Atlantic
From Pinet (1998)
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15b.
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15c.
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15d.
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15e.
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16. Equatorial Current System
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