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| Location of the RSOW transect, represented by CTD stations 6-11 (red line). Five box cores were taken (Stas. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and three piston cores were taken (Stas. 7, 9, 10). |
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| Location of the RSOW transect, represented by CTD stations 6-11 (red line). Five box cores were taken (Stas. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) and three piston cores were taken (Stas. 7, 9, 10). |
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| T-S diagrams of the RSOW transect CTD stations (upper panel) and all Pelagia-178 STD stations (lower panel) in the Gulf of Aden. Water masses in the Gulf of Aden are comprised of three endmembers: Surface water (SW), Red Sea Overflow Water (RSOW), and Indian Deep Water (IDW). Figure courtesy of Christa Farmer. |
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| Density (sigma-t), temperature, and salinity cross-section along the RSOW depth transect. Red Sea Overflow water is identified by the presence of warm (~18-20°C) and salty (38-40 permil) waters exiting the Gulf of Aden at intermediate depths (400-700m). RSOW is defined between the 27.0-27.3 sigma-t surfaces. Figure courtesy of Christa Farmer. |