Hydrographic atlas of the Southern Ocean / D. Olbers, V. Gouretskki, G. Seiß, J. Schröter.

By: Olbers, D.
Contributor(s): Gouretskki, V | Seiß, G | Schröter, J | Arkticheskiĭ i antarkticheskiĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ institut (Saint Petersburg, Russia) | Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Bremerhaven, Germany : Alfred Wegener Institute, ©1992Description: 1 atlas (vii, 82 pages of colour plates) : chiefly maps ; 60 cm + 23 maps with transparencies in pocket.Subject(s): OCEANOGRAPHY | CHARTS | HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS | ATLASES | SOUTHERN OCEANHoldings: GRETA POINT: ATLASES 551.46.062(269) OLB
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- Southern Ocean data set -- Data reduction and quality control -- Objective analysis method -- Introduction to results -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix: Tables and figures -- Atlas maps -- Stations distribution maps, topography and interpolation areas -- Hydrographic parameters on standard oceanographic levels -- Hydrographic parameters on density surfaces -- Hydrographic parameters on core layers -- Hydrographic parameters at the bottom -- Steric height anomaly maps -- Hydrographic parameters on zonal and meridional sections -- Seasonal maps at the surface for the Drake Passage and Scotia Sea -- Seasonal maps at the surface for the area south of Africa -- Error maps (transparencies).
Summary: “The general knowledge of the hydrographic structure of the Southern Ocean is still rather incomplete since observations particularly in the ice covered regions are cumbersome to be carried out. But we know from the available information that thermohaline processes have large amplitudes and cover a wide range of scales in this part of the world ocean. The modification of water masses around Antarctica have indeed a worldwide impact, these processes ultimately determine the cold state of the present climate in the world ocean. We have converted efforts of the German and Russian polar research institutions to collect and validate the presently available temperature, salinity and oxygen data of the ocean south of 30°S latitude. We have carried out this work in spite of the fact that the hydrographic programme of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) will provide more new information in due time, but its contribution to the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean is quite sparse. The updated picture of the hydrographic structure of the Southern Ocean presented in this atlas may serve the oceanographic community in many ways and help to unravel the role of this ocean in the global climate system.” -- Preface (page[ii]), Ernst Augstein & Boris Krutskih.
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"This atlas is a joint project of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany and the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia."

Includes bibliographical references (page viii).

Preface -- Introduction -- Southern Ocean data set -- Data reduction and quality control -- Objective analysis method -- Introduction to results -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix: Tables and figures -- Atlas maps -- Stations distribution maps, topography and interpolation areas -- Hydrographic parameters on standard oceanographic levels -- Hydrographic parameters on density surfaces -- Hydrographic parameters on core layers -- Hydrographic parameters at the bottom -- Steric height anomaly maps -- Hydrographic parameters on zonal and meridional sections -- Seasonal maps at the surface for the Drake Passage and Scotia Sea -- Seasonal maps at the surface for the area south of Africa -- Error maps (transparencies).

“The general knowledge of the hydrographic structure of the Southern Ocean is still rather incomplete since observations particularly in the ice covered regions are cumbersome to be carried out. But we know from the available information that thermohaline processes have large amplitudes and cover a wide range of scales in this part of the world ocean. The modification of water masses around Antarctica have indeed a worldwide impact, these processes ultimately determine the cold state of the present climate in the world ocean. We have converted efforts of the German and Russian polar research institutions to collect and validate the presently available temperature, salinity and oxygen data of the ocean south of 30°S latitude. We have carried out this work in spite of the fact that the hydrographic programme of the World Ocean Circulation Experiment (WOCE) will provide more new information in due time, but its contribution to the high latitudes of the Southern Ocean is quite sparse. The updated picture of the hydrographic structure of the Southern Ocean presented in this atlas may serve the oceanographic community in many ways and help to unravel the role of this ocean in the global climate system.” -- Preface (page[ii]), Ernst Augstein & Boris Krutskih.

GRETA POINT: ATLASES 551.46.062(269) OLB

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