Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ...
The Kitikmeot Sea, located in the southern Canadian Arctic Archipelago, has particular features distinguishing it from the northern parts of the Archipelago. Substantial ice-free period, massive freshwater input from rivers, limited water exchange due to its surrounding narrow straits and shallow si...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/40232 2023-11-05T03:37:56+01:00 Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... Afsharipour, Yasaman 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/40232 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/115213 en eng Schulich School of Engineering University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Diapycnal mixing Numerical simulation Ocean models Mixing energetics Education--Sciences Oceanography FOS Earth and related environmental sciences Engineering article master thesis CreativeWork Other 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/40232 2023-10-09T11:06:44Z The Kitikmeot Sea, located in the southern Canadian Arctic Archipelago, has particular features distinguishing it from the northern parts of the Archipelago. Substantial ice-free period, massive freshwater input from rivers, limited water exchange due to its surrounding narrow straits and shallow sills, can influence the local ocean dynamics, in particular, the mixing and transport in this sea. In this thesis, diapycnal mixing is investigated by analyzing the output data from a numerical simulation of the Kitikmeot Sea, with 1/12◦ horizontal resolution, during years 2003 to 2019. Mixing strength has been quantified in terms of diapycnal diffusivity values derived from a volume-averaged advection-diffusion equation for fluid density. Spatial and temporal variability of mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea is investigated. Furthermore, the contributions from a number of energy sources to the mixing process have been estimated in order to identify the main driving mechanism for mixing. Investigation of the temporal ... Master Thesis Arctic Archipelago Arctic Canadian Arctic Archipelago Kitikmeot DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The Kitikmeot Sea, located in the southern Canadian Arctic Archipelago, has particular features distinguishing it from the northern parts of the Archipelago. Substantial ice-free period, massive freshwater input from rivers, limited water exchange due to its surrounding narrow straits and shallow sills, can influence the local ocean dynamics, in particular, the mixing and transport in this sea. In this thesis, diapycnal mixing is investigated by analyzing the output data from a numerical simulation of the Kitikmeot Sea, with 1/12◦ horizontal resolution, during years 2003 to 2019. Mixing strength has been quantified in terms of diapycnal diffusivity values derived from a volume-averaged advection-diffusion equation for fluid density. Spatial and temporal variability of mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea is investigated. Furthermore, the contributions from a number of energy sources to the mixing process have been estimated in order to identify the main driving mechanism for mixing. Investigation of the temporal ... |
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Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... |
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Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... |
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Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... |
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Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... |
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Numerical Investigation of Diapycnal Mixing in the Kitikmeot Sea, Canadian Arctic Archipelago ... |
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