A numerical study of the circulation in the North-western Weddell Sea

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Matano, Ricardo, Gordon, Arnold, Muench, R., Palma, Elbio Daniel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd.
• Subjects: https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Weddell Sea; Scotia Sea; Bransfield Strait; Argentino; Weddell; Argentina; Ricardo; Powell Basin; South Sandwich Trench; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/31221

An eddy-permitting simulation is used to study the circulation of the northwestern Weddell Sea and its interaction with the Scotia Sea. The analysis focuses on the circulation pathways, associated stratification, and volume transports. Comparison between model results and observations show reasonabl...