Marine Research in Indonesia
Vol 1 (1956)

THE SUBTROPICAL LOWER WATER BETWEEN THE PHILIPPINES AND IRIAN (NEW GUINEA)

Wyrtki, Klaus (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Dec 2008

Abstract

Oceanographic observations are published, taken by the research vessel Siboela in 1949 at 57 stations in the Celebes Sea and around Halmahera. Basing on these observations, an analysis is made of the Subtropical Lower Water (salinity-Maximum) in this region and is compared with the observations of the Snellius and the Dana in 1929. The distribution of the oxygen content allows a distinction of the Lower Water into a northern and a southern water type, which regions of origion are situated in 23°N between 165°E and 165°W and in 15°S between 120° and 150°W respectively. It is shown that the temperature of the salinity maximum in 1949 is 1.4° higher and the salinity 0.11‰ lower than in 1929. The topography of the salinity maximum, which lies in about 100 to 200 m, is closely correlated with the surface currents.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

MRI

Publisher

Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences

Description

MARINE RESEARCH IN INDONESIA (MRI) has been published since 1956 by Indonesia's oldest marine research institute, the Research Center for Oceanography of LIPI (Indonesian Institute of Sciences). MRI focuses on physical, chemical, biological, geological oceanographic as well as coastal management ...