On the buoyant sub-surface salinity maxima in the Gulf of Riga

Thermohaline structure in the Gulf of Riga (GoR) was investigated by a multi-platform measurement campaign in summer 2015. Stratification of the water column was mainly controlled by the temperature while salinity had only a minor contribution. Buoyant salinity maxima with variable strength were obs...

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Main Authors: Taavi Liblik, Maris Skudra, Urmas Lips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323416301087