Sketch of a TS-time diagram based on monthly mean temperatures and salinities and associated standard deviations. The sketch is loosely based on the sample data of Figure 10.2; monthly water types (dots) and standard deviations are representative of those observations.

A coastal water mass can be defined through the 12 monthly water types and their standard deviations, connected in an annual cycle through the broken line.

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