Chapter 3 Oceans

14 Outubro 2022, 13:30 • Paulo Brás de Oliveira

Water masses: upper/central, intermediate, deep and abyssal.

Distribution of Water Masses in the World Ocean.

T/S (or Theta/S) diagrams.

Theta/S diagrams characteristic of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

Mixture of 2 and 3 water types. Mixing triangle.

Characteristic waters of the coastal ocean of Portugal.

Processes of formation of water masses: subduction and deep convection.