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Water density profile illustration A.

Water density profile illustration A.
Water density profile illustration A.
Water density profile illustration A.
Water density profile illustration A.
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Cook, John E.
Water density profile illustration A.
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12/29/2011
WaterDensity-01.jpg
Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 49, No. 1, page 46:
Water at the seafloor is stratified, with layers of progressively denser waters toward the bottom. When these layers collide with a slope, mixing occurs, and less dense waters end up at the same level as denser waters. Gravity then pushes the denser water to sink under the less dense water, driving a current flowing upward along the slope of the incline.
Illustration by Jack Cook
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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