Numerical Investigation of Bering Sea Dynamics.

• Main Author: Bacon,Jerry Craig
• Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1973
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; (*Bering Sea; Circulation); Mathematical models; Ocean waves; Wind; Equations of motion; Bathymetry; Heat transfer; Friction; Ocean bottom; Heat sinks; Theses; Arctic; Bering Sea
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0769428; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0769428

Galt's (1972) Arctic numerical model was used to explore the significant dynamics of the Bering Sea. The model was set up and tested for numerical stability. Climatological wind fields were used along with source-sink exchange transports to drive the model. The runs investigated the results of adding or deleting bottom friction, non-linearities and bathymetry. The results obtained by the model were compared to a circulation pattern proposed by Hughes (1972). The model showed that the circulation is strongly bathymetry-dependent and primarily driven by the sources and sinks. (Author)