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Symbols and Definitions

α35,0,p: Specific volume of sea water of salinity 35 ‰ and temperature O°C, and at pressure p.

δ: Anomaly of specific volume of sea water of salinity S and temperature ϑ and at pressure p (see p. 58):

where

(DlD2)s: Standard geopotential distance between the isobaric surfaces p1 and p2 (equation XII, 6, p. 408):


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ΔD: Anomaly of the geopotential distance between the isobaric surfaces p1 and p2 (equation XII, 7, p. 409):


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