This set provides 1779 CTD profiles of temperature and salinity measured with a russian "Zond-Bathometer" by the research vessels Yakov Gakkel and Vladimir Parshin, of the former Soviet Union, during 1987-1990. It is dedicated to the memory of Professor Ivan Ovchinnikov (1931-07-14 to 2000-06-10) who initiated the soviet program of research of the Mediterranean Sea and contributed significantly to the investigation of physical processes in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Gertman, Isaac; Ovchinnikov, I Michailovich; Popov, Yu (1994): Deep convection in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea. Oceanology, 34, 19-25, hdl:10013/epic.36169.d001