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| Water mass | Salinity | Temperature |
| Rio de la Plata outflow | <33 | 17–18 |
| Brazil Current Waters | >34 | 16–19 |
| Falklands (Malvinas) Current Water | >33.9 | - |
| Shelf Water: Subantarctic | 33.78–33.9 | - |
| Shelf water: High salinity | 33.58–33.78 | - |
| Shelf water: Low salinity | <33.58 | - |
The temperature and salinity characteristics of water masses are based on Painter et al. [46] but where necessary modified to apply to the surface depths that relate to our study.
