Fig. 5: Sections of the water column physical parameters of the eastern offshore of the UAE.
From: Evidence of pockmarks and seafloor gas venting in the northwestern Arabian Sea
a An E-W section of the water column physical parameters showing the bottom Arabian Gulf Outflow (AGO), exhibiting mainly a uniform thickness over flat shelf bathymetry. The AGO is characterized by high salinity, temperature, and beam attenuation. b, c represent mainly N-S and E-W water column physical parameters sections, respectively, where the AGO has an almost uniform thickness over flat shelf bathymetry and exhibits reworking or generation of secondary currents, hence increased thickness, within the seafloor irregularities, i.e., pockmarks.
