174 Salinity of the Ocean, its Variation in Oceanic Space and in Time 



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Fig. 77. Cross-section of salinity through the Atlantic Ocean at about 23° S (profile VII at 

 24°-21-25° S., of the "Meteor" Expedition). 



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Fig. 78. Percentage of subantarctic intermediate water in the core layer of this water type 

 the western side of the Atlantic. (Distribution of the quantity (^o — ^)/(*o — -yJ in per cent.) 



