Subtropical Front
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Subtropical Front is a term used in Oceanography to describe a boundary (front) between water systems based on temperature and salinity.
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[edit] Northern Subtropical Front
A subtropical front in the Pacific Ocean lying between 25 and 30 degrees north latitude.
[edit] Southern Subtropical Front
The boundary between warm, salty subtropical waters and Antarctic waters, found in all three ocean basins. A commonly used criterion is that it is found at the latitude at which the salinity at a depth of 100m drops below 34.9 practical salinity units.
