The Physical Study of Vertical Structure of Temperature,
Salinity and Density Layer Structure Between Persian Gulf
and Oman Se
Volume 2 - Issue 3
Abdoreza Sabet Ahd1, Hesameddin Mehrfar2* and Mina Mohammadi Pasand3
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- 1Collage of Basic Science, jahrom Branch, Iran
- 2Department of Physics, University of Ayatollah Ozma Borujerdi, Borujerd, Iran
- 3Department of Marine Physics, Institute of Geophysics University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
*Corresponding author:
Hesameddin Mehrfar, Department of Physics, University of Ayatollah Ozma Borujerdi, Borujerd, Iran
Received: January 09, 2019 Published: January 17, 2019
DOI: 10.32474/MAOPS.2019.02.000140
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Abstract
Always oceanographers pay attention to layer structure in the sea environment. Creation of layer structures is because of some
phenomenons like double diffusion, internal waves, turbulence modular mixing. In this paper with examination of vertical structure
of temperature, salinity and density between Persian Gulf and Oman Sea in different seasons, layer structures appear clearly. Also,
countors of the same physical parameters show the existence of regular structure which prove internal waves resulting from the
Persian Gulf and flow into the Oman Sea. The exchange flow through the Stait of Hormus results from horizontal density gradient
between the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. In winter the density ratio (Rρ) in this nearshore region is about 0.7 and in offshore region
is 0.2. this shows that in this area, double diffusion forms layer structures which have horizontal variations as well as in the vertical.
Coastal topography also seems to affect the double diffusion processes and leads to variations of layering in horizontal directions
especially between near and offshore regions.
Keywords: Layer Structure; Double Diffusion Convection; Termocline; Termohaline; Persian Gulf
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