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Subantarctic Upper Water

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-009331

A relatively warm and fresh water mass found in the upper layers of the Southern Ocean, north of the Subantarctic Front. It forms through interactions between surface waters and precipitation in the subantarctic zone. This water mass contributes to the formation of other water masses as it moves northward.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-009331
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-009331",
  "term": "Subantarctic Upper Water",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A relatively warm and fresh water mass found in the upper layers of the Southern Ocean, north of the Subantarctic Front. It forms through interactions between surface waters and precipitation in the subantarctic zone. This water mass contributes to the formation of other water masses as it moves northward.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/subantarctic-upper-water/"
}

Record 9,256 of 10,816 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.