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The Atlantic Water can be easily distinguished from other water masses occurring in the investigated region. It is characterized mostly by much higher temperature and salinity. The higher temperature is a factor which reduces the water density; the higher salinity increases the density.
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Waldemar, W. (2014). Structure and Variability of the Atlantic Water on the Transects. In: Atlantic Water in the Nordic Seas. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01279-7_5
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