Hypothesized deep Gulf of Mexico ventilation (IMAGE)

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Hypothesized deep Gulf of Mexico ventilation

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Schematic representation of deep GoM ventilation, representing the upwelling and transformation of North Atlantic Deep Waters into intermediate water layer, which forms an outflow from deep Gulf.

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Molodtsov, S., Anis, A., Amon, R. M., Meunier, T., Perez-Brunius, P., Sheinbaum, J., & Candela, J. (2024). Glider-Based Microstructure Measurements of Enhanced Diapycnal Mixing along the Continental Slope of the Western Gulf of Mexico. Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research, 3, 0064. Fig.6c

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