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Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.

Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.
Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.
Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.
Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.
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Caracappa-Qubeck, Amy
Illustration explaining summer coastal water mixing profile.
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12/29/2011
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 49, No. 1, page 40:
In summer, warm air and sunshine heat up the surface water, creating a layer of warmer, less dense water that stays above colder, denser water below. This layering makes it harder for water from the surface and bottom to mix; sand and mud can be trapped in the lower layer of water. Recent research has shown that this capping effect has significant ramifications and should not be overlooked when scientists try to predict the movement of materials through inner shelf regions.
Illustration by Amy Caracappa-Qubeck
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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