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THE bathymetric and hydrographic data from the expedition of the R/V Chain during November 1966 revealed three deeps in the Red Sea all containing hot brine1. The largest of these, the Atlantis II deep, contained bottom water at 56.5° C and with salinity 257‰, above which was an intermediate layer at 44.3° C and salinity 135‰. The two adjacent deeps (Discovery deep and Chain deep) contain brine at a lower temperature and it has been suggested that these represent spillover from the active site1.
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BREWER, P., WILSON, T., MURRAY, J. et al. Hydrographic Observations on the Red Sea Brines indicate a Marked Increase in Temperature. Nature 231, 37–38 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/231037a0
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