Abstract
Temperature measurements obtained by a temperature telemetering pinger show a stratification in the hot brines of the Red Sea.
In the Atlantis II Deep a 44°C water, which starts at a depth of 2,009m and has a thickness of 28m, overlies the bottom 56°C water. The interface between these layers is sharp and only about 5m thick.
In the Discovery Deep a 4m thick 36°C water overlies a bottom 44°C water. The interface between these layers is not as sharp as that of the Atlantis II Deep.
The Chain Deep has water of at least 34°C. Layering may be present; however, the deepest part of this hole was not reached.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Contribution No. 2186.
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Ross, D.A. (1969). Temperature Structure of the Red Sea Brines. In: Degens, E.T., Ross, D.A. (eds) Hot Brines and Recent Heavy Metal Deposits in the Red Sea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-28603-6_15
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