Subinertial variability in the flow through the
(CANIGO) project have been analyzed in order to study subinertial flows through the Strait of Gibraltar. Estimated net flow has been compared with hindcasts provided by Nivmar Prediction System-Hamburg Shelf Ocean Model (HAMSOM) circulation model forced by wind stress and atmospheric pressure applie...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.580.3200 2023-05-15T17:33:52+02:00 Subinertial variability in the flow through the Strait Of Gibraltar The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.580.3200 http://oceano.uma.es/WebIngres/ArticulosPDF/JGL_Var_Sub.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.580.3200 http://oceano.uma.es/WebIngres/ArticulosPDF/JGL_Var_Sub.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://oceano.uma.es/WebIngres/ArticulosPDF/JGL_Var_Sub.pdf Oceanography General Marginal and semienclosed seas 4235 Oceanography Estuarine processes KEYWORDS Mediterranean Sea Gibraltar Strait hydraulic control recirculation atmospheric forcing text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:59:37Z (CANIGO) project have been analyzed in order to study subinertial flows through the Strait of Gibraltar. Estimated net flow has been compared with hindcasts provided by Nivmar Prediction System-Hamburg Shelf Ocean Model (HAMSOM) circulation model forced by wind stress and atmospheric pressure applied to the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The model was first run-forced by atmospheric pressure and then by atmospheric pressure and wind stress in order to assess the relative importance of each external agent on the subinertial flow. The main driving force is the atmospheric pressure over the Mediterranean Sea, although wind stress in the Atlantic side of the strait may contribute appreciably to subinertial net flow. Inflow variations account for 60 % of the subinertial variability approximately. The interface depth correlates well with the net flow fluctuations, sinking or rising under positive (toward the Mediterranean) or negative fluctuations, respectively, with an average gain of around 60 m/Sv. These results have been interpreted in the scope of the hydraulic two-layer theory to conclude that the exchange is submaximal rather than maximal. Salinity on the interface increases (decreases) for positive (negative) net flow fluctuations. This is explained in terms of Text North Atlantic Unknown |
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(CANIGO) project have been analyzed in order to study subinertial flows through the Strait of Gibraltar. Estimated net flow has been compared with hindcasts provided by Nivmar Prediction System-Hamburg Shelf Ocean Model (HAMSOM) circulation model forced by wind stress and atmospheric pressure applied to the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The model was first run-forced by atmospheric pressure and then by atmospheric pressure and wind stress in order to assess the relative importance of each external agent on the subinertial flow. The main driving force is the atmospheric pressure over the Mediterranean Sea, although wind stress in the Atlantic side of the strait may contribute appreciably to subinertial net flow. Inflow variations account for 60 % of the subinertial variability approximately. The interface depth correlates well with the net flow fluctuations, sinking or rising under positive (toward the Mediterranean) or negative fluctuations, respectively, with an average gain of around 60 m/Sv. These results have been interpreted in the scope of the hydraulic two-layer theory to conclude that the exchange is submaximal rather than maximal. Salinity on the interface increases (decreases) for positive (negative) net flow fluctuations. This is explained in terms of |
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