Fig. 6.6
Deep-sea geomorphology and seismic and oceanographic architectures of the Alboran Sea. (a) Deep-sea morphological features and deposits mapped
from the shelf-break down to the deep-sea areas of the Alboran Sea. Legend: T1–T3 refer to the location of contouritic terraces. (b) N-S seismic–hydrographic
section crossing the continental margins and some basins (location in a).
Note the correlation between the water mass interfaces [AW, WIW+LIW (i.e. LMW),
WMDW (i.e. DMW)] and the main physiographic domains. Contourite features are indicated on the seismic profile (letters in yellow). Colour-coding:
temperature (
C) and salinity (psu, practical salinity units). Black vertical lines within the water column show the vertical and horizontal distribution of CTDs.
Legend of water mass names in Fig. 6.1a. Modified from Ercilla et al. (2016)
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Deep-sea geomorphology and seismic and oceanographic architectures of the Alboran Sea. (a) Deep-sea morphological features and deposits mapped
from the shelf-break down to the deep-sea areas of the Alboran Sea. Legend: T1–T3 refer to the location of contouritic terraces. (b) N-S seismic–hydrographic
section crossing the continental margins and some basins (location in a).
Note the correlation between the water mass interfaces [AW, WIW+LIW (i.e. LMW),
WMDW (i.e. DMW)] and the main physiographic domains. Contourite features are indicated on the seismic profile (letters in yellow). Colour-coding:
temperature (
C) and salinity (psu, practical salinity units). Black vertical lines within the water column show the vertical and horizontal distribution of CTDs.
Legend of water mass names in Fig. 6.1a. Modified from Ercilla et al. (2016)
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