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|Meaning=A [[water mass]] identified by a [[salinity]] minimum found at a depth of about  800 m in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[water mass]] identified by a [[salinity]] minimum found at a depth of about  800 m in the North Atlantic Ocean.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It is formed in two varieties in the Labrador Sea and in the Iceland Sea, from where it spreads  southward but is quickly absorbed by [[North Atlantic Deep Water]]. The equivalent water mass in the  Pacific Ocean is known as [[Subarctic Intermediate Water]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 04:00, 28 March 2024

A water mass identified by a salinity minimum found at a depth of about 800 m in the North Atlantic Ocean.

It is formed in two varieties in the Labrador Sea and in the Iceland Sea, from where it spreads southward but is quickly absorbed by North Atlantic Deep Water. The equivalent water mass in the Pacific Ocean is known as Subarctic Intermediate Water.

  1. The intercommunicating body of saltwater occupying the depressions of the earth's surface.
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