Earth:Thermostad
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Short description: Homogeneous layer of oceanic waters
A thermostad is a homogeneous layer of oceanic waters in terms of temperature, it is defined as a relative minimum of the vertical temperature gradient.[1] The term was coined in 1966 by R. Carlton Seitz, at the time at the Chesapeake Bay Institute of Johns Hopkins University.[2] He proposed it as in opposition to a thermocline, in which the thermal gradient is large. The ending "stad" is from the Greek word στάδην meaning "in an upright position", from the root ἵστημι meaning to stand.[3][4]
The suffix "-stad" is now widely used in oceanography.[5]
References
- ↑ Tsuchiya, Mizuki (1986). "Thermostads and circulation in the upper layer of the Atlantic Ocean". Progress in Oceanography 16 (4): 235–267. doi:10.1016/0079-6611(86)90040-6. Bibcode: 1986PrOce..16..235T.
- ↑ Michael S. McCartney (1977). "Subantarctic Mode Water". In: A Voyage of Discovery: George Deacon 70th Anniversary Volume, M. V. Angel, editor, Supplement to Deep-Sea Research, Pergamon Press, Oxford, pp. 103-119.: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. https://www.whoi.edu/science/PO/people/mmccartney/pdfs/McCartney77.pdf. See Publications - Dr. Michael S. McCartney.
- ↑ R. Carlton Seitz (Dec 25, 1966). "Thermostad, the Antonym of Thermocline". Journal of Marine Research 25: 203. https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2098&context=journal_of_marine_research.
- ↑ "στάδην". en-academic.com. https://morphologia_gr_en.en-academic.com/1211811/%CF%83%CF%84%E1%BD%B1%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BD.
- ↑ "Raymond Carlton Seitz Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who's Who". 24-7 Press Release Newswire. Mar 5, 2019. https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/460905/raymond-carlton-seitz-presented-with-the-albert-nelson-marquis-lifetime-achievement-award-by-marquis-whos-who.
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