The influence of the mid-Atlantic Ridge upon the circulation and the properties of the Mediterranean Water southwest of the Azores

Authors

Terrence M. Joyce, Woods Hold Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, U.S.A.

Abstract

The warm, salty water influenced by the Mediterranean outflow can be observed at middepth throughout the Central North Atlantic Ocean. Katz (1970) first noted that rather than a gradual salinity decrease away from the source, large changes were observable over major topographic features such as the mid-Atlantic Ridge, despite the fact that the topography presented no direct physical barrier to the core layer....

Recommended Citation

Joyce, Terrence M.. 1981. "The influence of the mid-Atlantic Ridge upon the circulation and the properties of the Mediterranean Water southwest of the Azores." Journal of Marine Research 39, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1531