A numerical investigation on the energetics of a current along an ice-covered continental slope

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: H. Leng, H. He, M. A. Spall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2023
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Canada; Pacific; Chukchi Shelf; canada basin; Chukchi
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-289-2023; https://doaj.org/article/b3656328524444e19be5a8657c710346

The Chukchi Slope Current is a westward-flowing current along the Chukchi slope, which carries Pacific-origin water from the Chukchi shelf into the Canada Basin and helps set the regional hydrographic structure and ecosystem. Using a set of experiments with an idealized primitive equation numerical...