Horizontal Stratification during Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea
Deep convection—the process by which surface waters are mixed down to 1000m or deeper—forms the primary downwelling of the meridional overturning circulation in the Northern Hemisphere. High-resolution hydrographic measurements from Seagliders indicate that during deep convection—though water is wel...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.658.3686 2023-05-15T17:06:07+02:00 Horizontal Stratification during Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea Eleanor Frajka-williams Peter B. Rhines Charles C. Eriksen The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2013 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.658.3686 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/357409/7/jpo-d-13-069.1.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.658.3686 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/357409/7/jpo-d-13-069.1.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/357409/7/jpo-d-13-069.1.pdf text 2013 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T16:43:16Z Deep convection—the process by which surface waters are mixed down to 1000m or deeper—forms the primary downwelling of the meridional overturning circulation in the Northern Hemisphere. High-resolution hydrographic measurements from Seagliders indicate that during deep convection—though water is well mixed vertically—there is substantial horizontal variation in density over short distances (tens of kilometers). This horizontal density variability present in winter (January–February) contains sufficient buoyancy to re-stratify the convecting region to observed levels 2.5 months later, as estimated from Argo floating platforms. These results highlight the importance of small-scale heterogeneities in the ocean that are typically poorly represented in climate models, potentially contributing to the difficulty climate models have in representing deep convection. 1. Text Labrador Sea Unknown |
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Deep convection—the process by which surface waters are mixed down to 1000m or deeper—forms the primary downwelling of the meridional overturning circulation in the Northern Hemisphere. High-resolution hydrographic measurements from Seagliders indicate that during deep convection—though water is well mixed vertically—there is substantial horizontal variation in density over short distances (tens of kilometers). This horizontal density variability present in winter (January–February) contains sufficient buoyancy to re-stratify the convecting region to observed levels 2.5 months later, as estimated from Argo floating platforms. These results highlight the importance of small-scale heterogeneities in the ocean that are typically poorly represented in climate models, potentially contributing to the difficulty climate models have in representing deep convection. 1. |
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Horizontal Stratification during Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea |
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Horizontal Stratification during Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea |
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Horizontal Stratification during Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea |
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