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Renewal of deep water in the Red Sea during 1982–1987

Woelk, Sofie, Quadfasel, Detlef·1996·Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Abstract

Between October 1982 and May 1983 the deep water in the northern Red Sea was ventilated through slope convection. The deep water became cooler, fresher, and more oxygenated. Dense bottom water formed in the Gulf of Suez during winter cooling sank down the continental slope, thereby entraining near‐surface and intermediate depth waters. From the application of a one‐dimensional plume model, a vertical transport of 0.58 × 10 6 m 3 s−1 over a period of 7 months was estimated. Long‐term time series of atmospheric heat fluxes show that such a major convection event can occur every 4–7 years. The corresponding renewal time of the Red Sea deep water is thus of the order of 40–90 years, in agreement with previous estimates.

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  • Due to the weak stratification of the water column in the northern part of the basin, the convective mixing can be especially deep and reaches the sea floor.

    “Due to the weak stratification of the water column in the northern part of the basin, the convective mixing can be especially deep and reaches the sea floor42,44,45.”

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Authors
Woelk, S., & Quadfasel, D.
Venue
Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Published
1996-08-15
Volume
101
Issue
C8
Pages
18155-18165
ISSN
0148-0227 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1972637766
Cited by
83
References
14
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FWCI
1.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Keywords
deep water renewal, Red Sea, deep water ventilation, Gulf of Suez, bottom water formation, plume model, atmospheric heat flux, deep-water oxygenation

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