Arctic domain
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 13, 2011, 7:03 am
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The Arctic domain is a hydrographic division sometimes used in the North Atlantic Ocean to distinguish it from the Polar domain to the north and the Atlantic domain to the south.
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In this region upper layer waters are relatively cold (0 to 4o Celsius) and saline (34.6 to 34.9). The most significant indication that this domain is not just a smooth transition zone between the Polar and Atlantic domains, but that the waters are markedly denser than either of the surface source water masses.
See Also
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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James H.Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
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Burton G.Hurdle. 1986. The Nordic seas books.google.comB 777 pages
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Arctic domain". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date December 13, 2011; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Arctic_domain>
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The Arctic domain is a hydrographic division sometimes used in the North Atlantic Ocean to distinguish it from the Polar domain to the north and the Atlantic domain to the south.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
In this region upper layer waters are relatively cold (0 to 4o Celsius) and saline (34.6 to 34.9). The most significant indication that this domain is not just a smooth transition zone between the Polar and Atlantic domains, but that the waters are markedly denser than either of the surface source water masses.
See Also
Further Reading
-
Physical Oceanography Index
-
James H.Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
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Burton G.Hurdle. 1986. The Nordic seas books.google.comB 777 pages
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