I am analysing a coastal time-series of hourly temperature and salinity measurements. I have calculated the density using Gibbs seawater toolbox (TEOS10). In addition I have also calculated the seawater density/stability ratio $R_{\rho}$,
$R_{\rho} = \frac{\alpha \Delta\Theta}{\beta \Delta S_A}$.
Specifically, I want to distinguish between density changes affected by either changes in temperature or salinity. So far I have just seen articles analysing the spatial distribution of the density/stability ratio, either vertical or horizontal, and mentioning that when $-1 < R_{\rho} < 1$, the density is affected mostly by changes in salinity.
Could anyone please suggest further references, especially analysing this ratio using time-series?
Cheers!
Kindly refer well known, following classical Books , at least for some useful information :
1. Garrels and Thomson
2. Garrels and Christ
I suggest first to give a look to the work of R. Ferrari and D. Rudnick
http://web.mit.edu/raffaele/www/Publications_files/FerrariRudnickJGR00.pdf
and also the paper by G. Johnson, S. Schmidtko, J. Lyman
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011JC007651/epdf
I think your interest to examine these temperature and salinity density/stability ratio on the coastline rather on the open water. If so, I suggest you look in other factors i.e., tidal chandes, local current circulation and bathymetry.
These elements are affected local dwillers in many ways i.e., induce spawning
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