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Vertical Salinity Stratification

Vertical Salinity Stratification is a hydrographic phenomenon characterized by the layering of water masses in the vertical dimension according to differences in salinity, where variations in salt concentration create density gradients that inhibit vertical mixing and maintain distinct salinity strata.

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861

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2017–2026

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The role of sea ice and other fresh water in the Arctic circulation

Knut Aagaard, Eddy C. Carmack · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1989 · 1.7K citations

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Evidence of the barrier layer in the surface layer of the tropics

Janet Sprintall, Matthias Tomczak · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1992 · 746 citations

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Spring phytoplankton blooms in the absence of vertical water column stratification

David W. Townsend, Maureen Keller, Michael E. Sieracki et al. · Nature · 1992 · 249 citations

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The Dead Sea, The Lake and Its Setting

Uri S. ten Brink · Eos · 1998 · 232 citations

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Extreme Conditions in the Bering Sea (2017–2018): Record‐Breaking Low Sea‐Ice Extent

Phyllis J. Stabeno, Shaun W. Bell · Geophysical Research Letters · 2019 · 227 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CM
    Christophe Maes

    Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, France

    7 publications · 612 citations

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  2. UL
    Urmas Lips

    Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

    5 publications · 114 citations

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  3. TL
    Taavi Liblik

    Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

    4 publications · 80 citations

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  4. WE
    William E. Asher

    University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory, United States

    4 publications · 298 citations

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  5. CY
    C. Y. Da‐Allada

    National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics, Benin

    3 publications · 93 citations

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Institutions

409

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    51 publications

    3K citations

  2. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    12 h-index

    31 publications

    2.5K citations

  3. Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales

    Toulouse, France

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    8 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    1.7K citations

  7. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    703 citations

  8. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    387 citations

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  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 20 publications · 3.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Physical Oceanography

    20 publications · 914 citations

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans

    20 publications · 919 citations

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  4. Geophysical Research Letters

    11 publications · 959 citations

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  5. Journal of Fluid Mechanics

    8 publications · 221 citations

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