ISSN:
1573-868X
Quelle:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Thema:
Geologie und Paläontologie
Notizen:
Abstract Step-like thermohaline structure was observed near icebergs trapped by fast ice in Lützow-Holm Bay, Antarctica. The structure was developed within the draft depth of the icebergs. The typical vertical distance between the succeeding step surfaces is 20–30 m, and the temperature and salinity differences across the step surface are about 0.05–0.06 deg and 0.06–0.10 psu, respectively. The structure appears to be generated by a sea-water/iceberg interaction, and is explainable by a simple model in which an ice wall is placed in the ocean linearly stratified by vertical salinity gradient.
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02239522
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