Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies

The entrainment of buoyant ambient water into the overflow plume of Denmark Strait and the associated downstream warming of the plume are estimated using time series of currents and temperature from moored instrumentation and classical hydrographic data. Warming rates are highest (0.4–0.5 K/100 km)...

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Main Authors: G. Voet, D. Quadfasel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010
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Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
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Environmental sciences
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Denmark Strait
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/28eb636cbb9c44a1a20053094d3bb47f
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:28eb636cbb9c44a1a20053094d3bb47f 2023-05-15T16:00:36+02:00 Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies G. Voet D. Quadfasel 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/28eb636cbb9c44a1a20053094d3bb47f EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.ocean-sci.net/6/301/2010/os-6-301-2010.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1812-0784 https://doaj.org/toc/1812-0792 1812-0784 1812-0792 https://doaj.org/article/28eb636cbb9c44a1a20053094d3bb47f Ocean Science, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 301-310 (2010) Geography. Anthropology. Recreation G Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T12:27:44Z The entrainment of buoyant ambient water into the overflow plume of Denmark Strait and the associated downstream warming of the plume are estimated using time series of currents and temperature from moored instrumentation and classical hydrographic data. Warming rates are highest (0.4–0.5 K/100 km) within the first 200 km of the sill, and decrease to 0.05–0.1 K/100 km further downstream. Stirring by mesoscale eddies causes lateral heat fluxes that explain the 0.1 K/100 km warming, but in the first 200 km from the sill also vertical diapycnal fluxes, probably caused by breaking internal waves, must contribute to the entrainment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Denmark Strait Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles
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Environmental sciences
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D. Quadfasel
Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
topic_facet Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
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description The entrainment of buoyant ambient water into the overflow plume of Denmark Strait and the associated downstream warming of the plume are estimated using time series of currents and temperature from moored instrumentation and classical hydrographic data. Warming rates are highest (0.4–0.5 K/100 km) within the first 200 km of the sill, and decrease to 0.05–0.1 K/100 km further downstream. Stirring by mesoscale eddies causes lateral heat fluxes that explain the 0.1 K/100 km warming, but in the first 200 km from the sill also vertical diapycnal fluxes, probably caused by breaking internal waves, must contribute to the entrainment.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author G. Voet
D. Quadfasel
author_facet G. Voet
D. Quadfasel
author_sort G. Voet
title Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
title_short Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
title_full Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
title_fullStr Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
title_full_unstemmed Entrainment in the Denmark Strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
title_sort entrainment in the denmark strait overflow plume by meso-scale eddies
publisher Copernicus Publications
publishDate 2010
url https://doaj.org/article/28eb636cbb9c44a1a20053094d3bb47f
genre Denmark Strait
genre_facet Denmark Strait
op_source Ocean Science, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 301-310 (2010)
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