A Preliminary Study of the Oceanography of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas.

Abstract

The Tongue of the Ocean (TOTO), like the surrounding oceanic waters, is composed of three major water types. The upper 250 meters are influenced by local meteorological processes and the physical structure varies seasonally and from year to year in the same season. Between depths of 250 meters and 800 to 1,000 meters the waters are basically North Atlantic Central Water, and near the bottom a relatively thin layer of North Atlantic Deep Water is found. Transition zones of varying mixtures of two adjacent water types occur between the major types.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1962
Accession Number
ADA035008

Entities

People

  • Edward L. Ridley

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Deep Water
  • Equations
  • Internal Waves
  • Latitude
  • Layers
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Particles
  • Periodic Variations
  • Physical Properties
  • Salinity
  • Sea Water
  • Surface Temperature
  • Surface Waves
  • Tongue Of The Ocean
  • Water
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Theoretical Analysis.