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average CTD-based temperature field. Also, the northwestern part of the area of investigation
pointed to a cooling stretching in a band-like pattern from the Shetland Islands to 57°N.
Figure 6.3. CTD-derived spatial distribution for the potential temperature near the surface in summer
2024 (left) and respective temperature deviations (right) from a long-term summer mean, 20 years,
comprising NSSS cruises of the years 2000-2020 (except 2019).
Figure 6.4. CTD-derived spatial distribution for the potential temperature near the bottom in summer
2024 (left) and respective temperature deviations (right) from a long-term summer mean, 20 years,
comprising NSSS cruises of the years 2000-2020 (except 2019).