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Transcribed Image Text:Refer to Figure 5B-3. NADW has a temperature between 2.5 and 4.5°C and a
salinity between 34.9 and 35.0. Mediterranean Intermediate Water has a slightly
lower density than NADW, with a temperature and salinity range centered at
a. 4°C and 34.0
b. 5°C and 35.5
c. 10°C and 36.0

Transcribed Image Text:The Temperature-Salinity (T-S) diagram in Figure 5B-3 shows the typical range of
temperature and salinity combinations in ocean water and the resulting density. The
T-S diagram is a simple but powerful tool used to understand water mass properties.
(Refer to Investigation 3A to review the T-S diagram and its interpretation.)
20
1.0245 g/cm
15
1.0250
1.0255
1.0260
NACSW
10
1.0265
1.0270,
MIW
1.0275
1.0280
ONADW
AAIW
1.0285
AABW
33.5
34.0
34.5
35.0
35.5
36.0
Salinity (psu)
Figure 5B-3. Temperature-Salinity (T-S) diagram of water masses: Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW),
36.5
Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW), North Atlantic Central Surface Water (NACSW), Mediterranean
Intermediate (MIW), North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW)
Temperature (°C)
1.0290
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salinity between 34.9 and 35.0. Mediterranean Internediate Water has a slightly
lower density than NADW, with a temperahre and salinity range centered at
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