THE NEAR-SURFACE LAYER OF THE OCEAN
layer is nearly identical to the mixed layer temperature, while the salinity is
larger than in the mixed layer.
Figure 1-18. An example of the vertical profiles of potential temperature T, salinity S, and
potential density V T in the upper 200 m layer of the Indian ocean (After Lukas et al., 2001).
The barrier layer is likely to be observed in regions of low winds and
high precipitation favoring the development of a thin fresh surface layer.
Such regions are typically in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean, and the
eastern Indian Ocean due to strong precipitation. Freshwater input from
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layer is nearly identical to the mixed layer temperature, while the salinity is
larger than in the mixed layer.
Figure 1-18. An example of the vertical profiles of potential temperature T, salinity S, and
potential density V T in the upper 200 m layer of the Indian ocean (After Lukas et al., 2001).
The barrier layer is likely to be observed in regions of low winds and
high precipitation favoring the development of a thin fresh surface layer.
Such regions are typically in the western equatorial Pacific Ocean, and the
eastern Indian Ocean due to strong precipitation. Freshwater input from
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