ESS200A
Prof. Jin-Yi Yu
Two
Regions of Deep Water Formation
(Figure from Oceanography by
Tom Garrison)
q Antarctic Bottom Water
Salinity = 34.65‰
Temperature = -0.5°C
Density = 1.0279 g/cm3
Formed at Weddell Sea
Related to ice formation
During Winter
q North Atlantic Deep Water
Due
to winter cooling and evaporation.