Color of water-mass in animations corresponds to row color in table.

Characteristics of the 500 Most Different Oceanic Water-Masses
Water-Mass Number Temperature Salinity Dissolved Oxygen Phosphate Nitrate
1 -1.166133.78736.20391.60889.8316
2 -1.464329.89409.24900.69220.9488
3 8.248412.89437.29100.12110.3794
4 8.050634.08584.52431.600821.6089
5 5.084433.93143.11222.322733.9535
6 -0.224629.26437.36670.22362.1934
7 8.239634.42422.66552.224628.2218
8 10.847234.71380.30502.818826.6646
9 10.769634.98182.27651.786327.8912
10 21.819040.52140.66990.983717.1212
11 8.289220.08841.68930.51641.1902
12 22.492735.08204.49780.21111.3008
13 17.728235.35665.13800.90714.2944
14 -0.705325.41728.49000.94081.1615
15 -1.444433.61318.44510.48864.1958
16 -1.277432.45187.07531.27605.5003
17 25.499038.67893.13160.51994.6747
18 1.015834.87137.11820.994712.9015
19 26.061936.58494.73140.10630.3203
20 16.246234.53575.65530.22451.1573
21 19.814635.60234.64320.28881.8893
22 -1.674435.74028.40130.48862.2856
23 23.347634.77344.97820.14230.2811
24 3.774712.04435.14710.02810.5653
25 12.192935.46205.23430.652911.8832
26 9.337320.26143.74791.85561.2292
27 20.636635.59255.15900.16310.3283
28 -1.061033.01727.98680.86228.4137
29 -0.513233.99607.60401.621527.8732
30 1.803833.16887.29782.156427.1938
31 22.594838.57661.43850.912413.0185
32 0.391934.77026.31440.875512.2511
33 8.564621.06670.41691.95720.6133
34 -1.515331.74778.68271.33514.6830
35 -1.099831.66317.93440.67892.2967
36 13.260435.67174.47390.769814.3055
37 8.599921.10460.28153.10920.5968
38 -1.219828.61358.94210.70291.3799
39 1.031234.40845.30242.437832.8546
40 9.936434.17485.24891.051814.0520
41 28.450935.21834.50880.28510.6887
42 0.425834.79506.61571.064713.2535
43 3.107933.75113.14942.882940.4063
44 -0.350434.55797.18170.30899.4480
45 -1.081931.33267.74501.34353.4141
46 22.247735.80614.06490.40492.9558
47 22.103834.94884.00320.46934.4105
48 -1.564531.61628.70250.74162.3939
49 15.004534.57053.57201.040912.2276
50 22.502035.24875.01090.12890.2397
51 12.955412.84166.48100.08030.3614
52 24.901836.22384.22430.49472.2412
53 -1.586832.33828.62991.06493.9250
54 -1.129832.40406.79002.069412.2600
55 12.773234.82740.71292.289723.8418
56 -1.165932.25217.89790.38472.8784
57 9.174134.84011.68172.010334.4324
58 12.494035.22882.24871.581124.7132
59 28.481734.31904.51390.13100.3055
60 25.049734.34173.50820.50794.5441
61 19.406934.86851.18211.656223.0759
62 0.734434.49655.33352.192832.3107
63 19.511936.52575.22480.07690.5946
64 -1.042234.31218.90170.19721.5902
65 26.571435.27733.94720.45623.3425
66 19.72827.77996.16210.19100.6645
67 0.801833.80696.00772.866035.3214
68 13.605818.09576.47000.21430.5369
69 -1.426932.91818.39970.70903.6312
70 26.401428.34644.85650.42821.2980
71 4.974233.97097.10421.351519.9073
72 11.551233.08766.28860.45501.7350
73 -1.154932.84168.68010.34072.3121
74 -0.306317.67528.96910.35140.9471
75 11.825234.33285.16150.813510.4386
76 6.241334.11916.74421.592116.1566
77 14.127032.68425.93530.63352.1228
78 -1.329132.94738.35661.31545.7137
79 -0.595722.60988.72250.92040.9066
80 7.000334.90926.68780.66208.4418
81 15.036535.04371.84261.665922.2622
82 9.422734.72594.69681.373620.0280
83 23.377235.99372.46771.187411.9433
84 12.358635.44425.76020.46268.0857
85 -1.097133.01156.54652.26659.0789
86 10.504534.90685.51780.944913.1784
87 14.487035.42462.85321.282918.2579
88 -1.477330.53379.21090.54280.7133
89 10.937734.07526.09750.937011.0539
90 2.306333.23956.17842.093425.7193
91 27.940433.98164.55430.22010.5339
92 -0.458330.89357.64420.34332.1016
93 8.522420.90920.42810.92500.8590
94 10.398134.86582.17701.420229.7591
95 8.000934.23446.56271.178314.5166
96 -1.223034.12156.88820.57652.1743
97 10.603334.22753.80071.443118.7002
98 -0.975631.60776.78470.95213.5458
99 -1.465834.36736.91832.007627.2544
100 -0.009812.73539.02670.24260.7968
101 2.030532.27047.42431.518917.6493
102 8.477834.58480.27193.141432.9866
103 -0.535234.33886.36161.156210.2172
104 -1.066528.95698.47110.28411.6777
105 8.497234.61335.71721.170416.8653
106 25.456334.24604.13290.96593.0340
107 -0.240125.76418.41720.25611.1388
108 10.265834.71020.37982.734231.6757
109 12.145635.07814.91070.939312.5356
110 0.110613.56229.26630.85760.8730
111 -0.673934.06197.99391.436218.3793
112 -1.578331.03918.89661.43093.0847
113 26.008634.74934.69230.13710.2747
114 14.718935.79713.14950.983119.1794
115 13.542034.91691.04571.847322.9477
116 -1.563530.43138.95650.87371.2785
117 26.434725.82194.89430.43861.6457
118 12.031234.83423.37501.057820.8868
119 8.976634.65374.00841.695022.7625
120 5.261033.46514.46422.229722.0208
121 0.031434.61667.76640.22541.7705
122 2.81612.46328.83970.34942.8183
123 0.135834.73887.66660.802911.6351
124 10.104132.66416.48560.85804.7272
125 -1.152629.94278.41990.38362.0831
126 -0.655334.39947.78500.64018.4524
127 -0.255721.87398.61290.25241.1377
128 15.193935.13835.75740.26961.2845
129 18.772835.56554.28710.47554.4534
130 18.049035.24263.03101.454313.4463
131 2.786734.84077.27130.64118.2132
132 17.425834.64854.01530.77347.0167
133 -1.371032.62806.76231.249111.8077
134 2.463033.91737.40171.370824.9154
135 -0.119732.90898.02751.504916.9910
136 27.524822.33614.68750.46202.9738
137 -0.528732.20597.74122.435325.8308
138 19.510435.46395.25570.43791.0971
139 5.175932.99987.16551.423016.5140
140 1.875833.30915.95692.340931.2287
141 0.013114.58818.83880.21811.0216
142 0.677734.11646.87690.981413.0403
143 -0.132034.07197.61822.139724.2184
144 23.342834.76961.88150.85327.0737
145 9.845034.87986.55850.39954.2467
146 8.841821.78620.08421.433019.9619
147 -0.941434.13946.27830.799510.5906
148 25.030435.17464.79310.14240.2841
149 11.360234.83025.00070.760719.0658
150 0.271428.70877.82770.84731.8087
151 12.521621.81686.26130.68151.0345
152 -0.242834.42445.99002.346728.2375
153 26.951833.69764.48080.52152.0577
154 19.744136.52953.81620.40727.0119
155 18.661134.82992.73791.611120.1575
156 5.54277.60727.49110.38361.4096
157 18.634736.51534.70230.17602.8454
158 1.538734.64494.26292.261232.8751
159 23.264434.54004.85200.50281.5943
160 23.589540.31214.70410.15810.5830
161 -1.535030.04678.64491.38771.5146
162 -1.001134.37506.52382.156430.7102
163 1.624634.57944.28032.494733.9953
164 16.034038.84515.24770.12920.8268
165 4.816410.91111.46032.30557.3759
166 18.112035.53303.33431.03629.5616
167 -1.538131.01718.56310.75571.7460
168 2.805433.45144.84272.339729.4268
169 -1.295533.07857.67830.44223.6238
170 6.263834.31016.02131.541821.7123
171 4.439633.92242.31842.638737.4241
172 0.736234.29236.16741.744831.6081
173 12.260535.09005.46890.75459.1145
174 26.302935.15034.56930.64105.1642
175 5.094833.28145.55981.797620.5892
176 1.084334.57274.72112.335933.8058
177 15.540137.53345.44110.17782.3424
178 13.296633.94136.02740.29521.3587
179 16.646434.74665.08200.36343.1597
180 4.30379.41391.95372.19855.8026
181 1.507233.98517.38431.900127.0955
182 14.546835.45042.13291.351722.2020
183 -1.081530.68714.68231.54093.5096
184 8.448834.51491.37682.632932.5206
185 4.951911.27072.27361.64036.4307
186 22.69690.76325.58800.44233.0170
187 5.407834.16396.68701.495021.4340
188 17.260136.31374.63410.35175.7763
189 0.781734.83196.78530.841712.4336
190 20.209134.97095.13020.13250.4960
191 12.101434.77750.42862.498628.0726
192 21.302035.05034.36781.143012.0952
193 20.406635.84583.66390.73316.1450
194 -0.003516.32688.70400.21660.9848
195 4.413234.20326.15081.737825.6172
196 7.248118.37797.09600.51430.7831
197 -0.052311.39659.10230.99460.8002
198 -0.090020.51408.53100.24391.1018
199 25.865934.34624.80950.24860.4063
200 -1.213733.61607.17731.20849.2153
201 -1.585733.85918.45600.87414.6479
202 3.990233.98001.53212.912441.6975
203 22.181236.78344.97280.11450.4438
204 -1.448434.72168.36250.58413.1904
205 5.742613.92882.44671.69146.7794
206 17.463535.48745.48060.20320.7415
207 8.834134.77412.58071.928530.6941
208 7.840719.31804.31770.86610.7988
209 4.035634.04750.94933.199138.7022
210 1.91075.60319.15980.22772.4990
211 16.977235.43722.89821.111214.6748
212 7.476131.60426.90040.54432.6798
213 -0.505634.72667.35150.59074.5037
214 27.078839.28594.46150.13080.3368
215 27.649335.47174.55780.51942.7868
216 7.690418.59885.83360.43940.7517
217 -1.335927.27334.73861.18577.0981
218 18.644835.78315.26200.20300.6195
219 1.912733.19297.31022.631332.1362
220 1.394434.55044.69311.954133.0459
221 23.829635.11824.70240.85477.9465
222 6.618018.38847.44281.17331.4946
223 -1.597729.87979.03571.05871.2702
224 -1.409232.02348.82830.46852.0494
225 0.209634.70526.19820.533813.0471
226 16.902735.16832.11111.401917.9216
227 14.895434.65223.19631.58418.0535
228 3.69708.06945.09541.32795.0919
229 10.871334.80941.11622.302630.7052
230 22.580734.47263.12490.799911.0722
231 -1.530731.83578.33160.99752.9012
232 -1.485630.92819.34640.84851.2015
233 14.374135.85875.13180.43437.5348
234 8.109918.51813.75910.35330.3483
235 14.151534.53024.46300.761010.6908
236 2.625633.06947.24592.328121.3197
237 15.739333.34875.72670.39590.8120
238 21.426135.83491.63211.562019.5122
239 28.471134.66494.51610.16460.2942
240 0.541232.90398.58060.487721.2570
241 -0.225219.13198.61190.21931.0770
242 -0.824833.49547.21940.80198.4854
243 -1.216830.33178.12720.89511.7971
244 -1.598630.75238.91691.12061.9502
245 1.44417.53468.89510.64042.1771
246 -0.778734.10547.69641.794722.8455
247 11.537233.56005.01691.01847.9679
248 -1.351831.16708.16240.96532.4438
249 8.030634.56490.42802.970138.6615
250 -1.331432.88756.49721.740813.7813
251 4.376610.44213.98271.24925.3981
252 17.297034.77772.42421.124012.1956
253 26.663936.23844.63490.32540.6960
254 -0.290034.21196.36351.360915.9418
255 5.982434.00642.28982.503131.8885
256 6.938734.30464.68041.222128.8057
257 -0.471634.53138.17080.39426.3478
258 7.787234.56931.86362.481635.4528
259 2.28866.60679.06450.39163.0141
260 -0.345024.56798.57560.26681.0509
261 27.176630.05634.72220.29091.1368
262 8.839521.85380.10560.372221.2531
263 14.656034.82412.12951.668216.4674
264 26.763335.50274.68730.13630.3405
265 12.430334.90482.37131.810723.1090
266 6.201534.11964.46441.873926.6381
267 8.666121.18350.24540.28230.4933
268 14.790338.17715.25210.19691.5933
269 4.292234.08066.79851.957221.4243
270 -1.285933.02116.53020.95786.2147
271 11.975934.92645.98580.67426.1499
272 22.558436.70484.17130.22032.7449
273 -1.139133.82056.59530.94198.3118
274 -0.352219.18338.98180.99440.9904
275 12.166435.01072.02910.719626.5581
276 10.280333.64496.24180.75986.7002
277 -0.935034.17067.15482.066330.1617
278 -1.173632.46647.87360.88973.2002
279 9.429734.70370.99162.438434.8511
280 -0.768332.05437.97120.83139.4779
281 -1.082227.65279.18630.75301.3139
282 9.879734.81585.05321.136316.4762
283 4.07958.87743.62741.64415.3570
284 16.251334.71244.61230.47806.6233
285 27.767034.73954.56720.42131.3779
286 19.657134.86633.47150.49617.7052
287 20.322734.77831.15311.711711.6836
288 5.965933.89803.54892.159028.8449
289 9.265934.11434.84511.285117.6949
290 -0.897733.86247.86730.84039.4317
291 0.213533.52108.32720.20971.3103
292 6.819832.76536.82961.353712.6934
293 23.234740.21743.79280.31503.7154
294 0.128834.38225.95482.201731.9906
295 16.921335.08792.80330.583216.6297
296 -0.783626.55248.35510.92271.0520
297 4.162932.73947.75721.072111.2814
298 8.766121.54242.47530.264515.3465
299 4.921732.80746.91591.778516.0697
300 22.154935.05073.57540.74597.7733
301 7.944219.58642.76561.04670.7952
302 7.822432.59926.80861.11418.4491
303 -1.599637.86178.71340.66081.1141
304 -0.867233.92637.99171.840226.4482
305 21.798334.58613.07641.25337.3453
306 4.123034.00521.11163.095730.3409
307 -1.467333.44796.42300.42704.9214
308 13.574738.43654.40590.33695.4810
309 -1.171126.57527.33601.69791.1082
310 11.456134.95263.62361.439218.9729
311 10.038435.28296.02620.693910.7450
312 7.658534.51503.47641.978329.0569
313 0.422434.72566.89970.95937.2970
314 12.517535.31622.86411.322822.7843
315 4.534834.87326.53701.040815.7579
316 8.112234.04023.61191.839524.1360
317 0.863734.48385.46021.110013.2259
318 15.129534.39095.68530.46483.0453
319 16.733335.55494.95570.37843.4685
320 -0.546534.09006.19781.767417.8971
321 5.126332.73047.56650.49312.5070
322 22.830635.85524.35230.375210.5520
323 9.750234.48496.11170.584712.8335
324 15.743336.08094.37840.57069.9905
325 20.517538.01185.21890.13231.2896
326 -0.710433.37645.35120.949212.6613
327 1.300034.88497.18870.812812.3192
328 25.393934.08854.41730.51739.5638
329 3.624033.93857.29151.606921.3227
330 16.028534.78022.53261.165219.2458
331 13.927634.49845.09970.59267.0042
332 -1.243534.35537.07312.316227.9946
333 10.311434.57601.75802.426525.2560
334 8.750534.34896.51460.935311.6448
335 -1.387431.14318.45100.77738.0847
336 7.663434.45395.52041.387920.3238
337 27.637235.01654.60850.11940.2363
338 -1.390130.22247.59671.80611.7684
339 -1.500232.25498.53770.70893.1615
340 -0.214915.87529.06510.93081.0610
341 14.297035.24683.47511.122014.4600
342 -0.940933.20546.26592.055018.2868
343 3.088233.08767.02551.710122.0643
344 16.229635.90563.37190.859813.8169
345 3.256234.25855.54832.018328.8157
346 4.657710.25950.84212.64716.2900
347 18.188533.85885.46100.30500.6815
348 20.087234.70383.11911.129815.4296
349 15.998935.44344.65670.54476.2889
350 -1.280532.06407.89801.90655.7216
351 4.733829.80037.33780.89323.6672
352 8.929134.62111.91852.294531.0644
353 11.464134.98834.35601.158916.2301
354 -1.477431.30869.06840.52381.0451
355 11.783334.88544.68681.443012.6098
356 -1.201632.32087.01301.617310.5195
357 13.924535.26634.87200.71709.0727
358 -1.413129.36868.50040.95841.4314
359 -1.368129.36049.27470.46590.9986
360 -1.144731.56278.36190.33272.5189
361 2.370434.12716.46872.001028.6079
362 5.281812.02670.51803.19253.3565
363 23.236035.75464.92360.56342.7178
364 14.684234.91512.69952.230914.0339
365 2.338233.53064.35782.551635.3216
366 23.882436.28204.90710.18080.3561
367 -0.786333.76046.44790.467115.0970
368 8.030634.59640.98202.716538.0750
369 8.162120.07781.57231.28681.0195
370 25.416634.72644.19010.31452.5437
371 27.580338.14144.41280.20880.5106
372 -1.372729.51086.46242.33712.3730
373 25.189015.91485.11370.53293.6623
374 9.536534.70750.44182.682236.2003
375 2.183127.33627.24640.33552.3716
376 15.154634.85220.73682.220515.9567
377 6.566734.15486.77021.296917.4419
378 12.069334.35996.06720.54075.6426
379 12.624635.17591.50861.701527.6619
380 6.833733.50896.14161.363216.0005
381 14.402631.62146.09140.39121.1306
382 17.271435.45333.92600.73438.1809
383 -0.551033.44177.54960.84653.8804
384 16.419235.02230.77062.022326.8865
385 7.512234.60132.66312.238233.4017
386 11.951334.35774.32831.083014.4394
387 12.376534.89431.22532.093127.5414
388 9.453234.49116.18091.299011.0605
389 7.617233.58186.61401.075711.0564
390 13.644634.68282.98951.375515.7275
391 13.723734.00645.74960.69045.8952
392 -0.969534.20477.23270.80069.1543
393 -0.706626.80308.65010.28171.0532
394 7.957135.15446.18460.887813.4694
395 13.429634.74871.66162.032320.1670
396 18.669134.86054.57350.29843.0706
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For additional information contact:

William W. Hargrove
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Environmental Sciences Division
Building 1507, Room 211
Mail Stop 6407
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6407
(865) 241-2748
(865) 574-4665 fax
hnw@fire.esd.ornl.gov

William W. Hargrove (hnw@fire.esd.ornl.gov)
Last Modified: Thu Feb 13 11:53:54 EST 2003