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University / 26.06.2019 OCE 1001 HomeQuestion OCE 1001 Homework Assignment #7 – T-S Diagram Student Name: The graph on Page 3 comes from fieldwork that Professor Barros (MDC-Wolfson) was involved with in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Probes that had temperature and salinity sensors were released into the ocean, which measured both variables with respect to depth. The left panel on page 3 illustrates how temperature changes with depth, while the right panel on page 3 illustrates salinity changes with depth. These readings were taken at a latitude of 8 ½ degrees North and 97 degrees West on 13 September 2001. By reading the charts on page 3 and using the temperature-salinity (T-S) diagram on Page 4, fill in the following table. (5 points each, 75 points total) Depth (meters) Temperature (degrees Celsius) Salinity (ppt) Density (kg/m3) 20 40 60 80 100 Note: Do not forget UNITS! Hint: The values on the T-S plot are in grams per cubic cm, so simply add 1,000 so that you have units of kg per cubic meter. From what you know about thermoclines and haloclines, give an approximate depth for the following (25 pts). Question Answer Beginning depth (m) of the thermocline (8 points) Beginning depth (m) of the halocline (8 points) Approximate depth (m) of the mixed layer (9 points) Extra Credit (10 points): Is this arrangement of water stable or unstable? Explain why. If so, why and if not, why not? .jpg” alt=”figure”> .jpg” alt=”T-S”> IMPORTANT: Note that the values on the density curves or lines are incomplete. They should read 1.030 g/cm3 or 1.025 g/cm3 or 1,025 g/dm3and so forth. Refer to Figure 7.27 on page 226 in the 11th edition of Essentials of Oceanography. Hint: a cubic meter of pure water has a mass of 1,000 kg.work Assignment #7 – T-S Diagram ... Continue Reading Share