The observations on light vessel S 2. A contribution to the hydrography of the area between German Bight and the south-western part of the North Sea
Summary The hydrographic observational material that has been obtained on light vessel S 2 during the period from 1948 to 1953 in the area between German Bight and the south-western part of the North Sea is represented as a whole and discussed. At first, the annual variations of salinity and temperature at the different depths are outlined, then the statistical distribution of the elements as well as their variations from day to day and from week to week are discussed. At last, the thermo-haline structure and its periodic variations as well as its aperiodic disturbances are investigated.The result of these investigations is as follows: The sea around S 2 is almost isohaline throughout the whole year, it is, however, isothermal from the surface to the bottom only in winter. It may occasionally be isothermal even in summer, as a rule, however, there is observed a thermal stratification of the water during the summer months; its stability is, however, not very strong. Almost throughout the whole summer a current of heat, varying in strength, is moving from the surface down to the deeper water layers, which too, take part in the summerly process of heating in spite of the development of discontinuity layers. The annual temperature variations of the bottom water are almost just as great as those of the surface water. Owing to these hydrographic particularities the area around light vessel S 2 may be considered as a transitional area between the southern North Sea which throughout the whole year is always fully mixed up, and the central part of the North Sea with its stable thermal stratification where the thermocline has the effect of a bar (Sperrschicht).
Les observations à bord du bateau-feu «S 2». Une contribution à la hydrographie des parazes entre la baie. Allemande et la zone sud-ouest de la mer du Nord
Résumé Le matériel d'observation hydrographique, obtenu à bord du bateau-feu «S 2» dans les parages entre la baie Allemande et la zone sud-ouest de la mer du Nord pendant la période de 1948 à 1953 est représenté dans son ensemble et discuté. D'abord, un aperçu est présenté qui traite les variations annuelles de la salinité et de la température dans les divers étages de profondeur, puis on discute les distributions statistiques de ces éléments ainsi que leurs variations de jour en jour et de semaine en semaine. Enfin, la distribution verticale de la température et de la salinité ainsi que les variations périodiques et les perturbations apériodiques en font l'objet de l'étude.Il en résulte: La zone au voisinage du bateau-feu «S 2» est presque isohaline pendant toute l'année, elle est, cependant, isotherme à partir de la surface jusqu'au fond seulement pendant les mois d'hiver. De temps en temps, il se produit de l'homothermie même pendant les mois d'été, mais le plus souvent les eaux montrent en été des stratifications thermiques. La stabilité de cette stratification n'est pas, cependant, trop forte. Pendant presque tous les mois d'été un courant thermique, variant en puissance, se meut de la surface jusqu'aux couches profondes, qui, malgré la présence des couches de discontinuité, prennent également part à l'échauffement estival des eaux. Les variations annuelles de la température dans les eaux au voisinage du fond sont, done, presque aussi fortes que celles qui se produisent dans les eaux de la surface. A cause de ces particularités hydrographiques les parages au voisinage du bateau-feu «S 2» peuvent être considérés comme zone de transition entre la partie sud la de mer du Nord, qui est complètement mélangée pendant toute l'année, et les zones de la partie centrale de la mer du Nord, qui montrent une stratification thermique stabile pendant les mois d'été. D'ailleurs, dans cette partie de la mer du Nord, la couche thermique de discontinuité agit comme couche de barrage (Sperrschicht).
Dieser Aufsatz ist ein Teil eines Vortrages, der die für die International Association of Physical Oceanography der XII. General Assembly U.G.G.I., Helsinki 1960, vorgeschen war; der Vortrag wurde nicht gehalten. Eine Zusammenfassung erschien in den Preprints der oben genannten Association unter dem Titel: Hydrographische Elemente sowie Auf-und Abbau der Sprungschicht im Grenzbereich der Deutschen Bucht und südwestlichen Nordsee, dargestellt unter Benutzung der mehrjährigen Beobachtungsreihen des Feuerschiffes S 2. 相似文献
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