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487 493. This is the number of quality-controlled temperature and salinity profiles, from Argo floats and Ice-Tethered Profilers, on which a new algorithm relies to establish the presence of thermohaline staircases. These stepped structures consisting of mixed layers of typically tens of metres thick are associated with double-diffusive mixing. Read this publication to learn how the algorithm detects subsurface mixed layers and analyses the interfaces in between, where enhanced salt and heat transport take place.

"Global dataset of thermohaline staircases obtained from Argo floats and Ice-Tethered Profilers"

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Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 43–61, 2021 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4286170