Gibraltar outflow water

Mediterranean Water that leaves the Alboran Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar below a depth of 150 m, penetrating the North Atlantic Central Water in the Gulf of Cadiz.

Initially, Gibraltar outflow water is advected by a turbulent contour current. It transforms into a neutrally balanced middepth flow at between 700 and 1200 m south of the Algarve coastline (south Portugal).
Also called a Mediterranean Water tongue, its high salt content is caused by the arid climate of the European Mediterranean Sea.

Mediterranean Water that leaves the Alboran Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar below a depth of 150 m, penetrating the North Atlantic Central Water in the Gulf of Cadiz.