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Science 17 October 1969:
Vol. 166. no. 3903, pp. 373 - 374
DOI: 10.1126/science.166.3903.373
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Thermal Stratification in the Arctic Ocean

Victor T. Neal 1, Stephen Neshyba 1, and Warren Denner 2

1 Department of Oceanography, Oregon State University, Corvallis
2 Department of Oceanography, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

Fine scale measurements of the vertical temperature profile in an Arctic water column show the presence of several cascaded isothermal layers. Layers between the depths of 300 anid 350 meters range from 2 to 10 meters in thickness, while the temperature change between adjacent layers is approximately 0.026°C. The individual layers are isothermal to within ± 0.001°C.


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