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WATER MASSES AND CURRENTS OF THE OCEANS 



high salinity of the water at a depth of 100 m. Between the Antarctic 

 and Subtropical Convergences the surface current is generally directed 

 toward the east, but on the northern side of the Antarctic Convergence 



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STC 

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50 LATITUDE 55 



Fig. 58. Distribution of temperature and salinity in a vertical section from 

 Cape Leeuwin, Australia, to the Antarctic Continent (after Deacon). 



it shows a component to the south, and at the southern boundary of the 

 Subtropical Convergence, a component to the north. The component to 

 the south must be associated with the development of the Antarctic 

 Convergence, which has not yet been satisfactorily explained. 



As a consequence of the divergence and convergence at the surface a 

 transverse circulation that is superimposed upon the general flow from 

 west to east must be present. Such a transverse circulation is evident 



