Some features of the deep water in the Gulf of Mexico

Authors

H. J. McLellan
W. D. Nowlin

Abstract

In the central Gulf of Mexico, 52 stations having depths greater than 1500 m were occupied within a seven-week period. The data for waters below sill depth (2000 m) show that the ranges of potential temperature and salinity are very limited, although weak vertical gradients indicate a slight positive stability....

Recommended Citation

McLellan, H. J., and W. D. Nowlin. 1963. "Some features of the deep water in the Gulf of Mexico." Journal of Marine Research 21, (3). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1010