PT Unknown AU Lankhorst, M TI Analyses of the circulation in intermediate and shallow water masses of the North Atlantic with Lagrangian and profiling methods PY 2008 PU Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel DI 10.21941/E8RT-MQ80 WP https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00001984 LA en DE physical oceanography; atlantic; oceanography; float AB The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) transports warm water northwards in near-surface depth layers and cold water southwards at greater depths. This dissertation investigates aspects of the circulation within the context of the MOC in the northeastern and tropical Atlantic, based on observations of the past 20 years. The instrumentation mainly relies on submerged drifters called floats, which measure current velocities and, depending on instrument type, hydrographic profiles. PI Kiel ER