Microstructure Casts during AIWEX (Arctic Internal Wave Experiment). A Summary

The Arctic Internal Wave Experience (AIWEX) was designed to study the internal wave and microstructure fields in in the Beaufort Sea in the early spring. A major goal of the experiment was to verify the hypothesis that the internal wave and microstructure fields beneath the ice are far less energeti...

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Main Authors: Dillon,Thomas M, Brown,Michael D, Garrow,Holly C
Other Authors: OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS COLL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1985
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*INTERNAL WAVES
*UNDERICE
ARCTIC REGIONS
DEPTH
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
HYPOTHESES
MEASUREMENT
MICROSTRUCTURE
SPRING SEASON
PROFILES
TEMPERATURE
BATHYTHERMOGRAPH DATA
EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS)
TURBULENCE
HEAT FLUX
ICE
SEA WATER
OCEANS
TEMPERATE REGIONS
SALINITY
DATA REDUCTION
GRAPHS
AIWEX(Artic Internal Wave Experiment)
WUNR083102
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Sea
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA181764
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA181764
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Summary:The Arctic Internal Wave Experience (AIWEX) was designed to study the internal wave and microstructure fields in in the Beaufort Sea in the early spring. A major goal of the experiment was to verify the hypothesis that the internal wave and microstructure fields beneath the ice are far less energetic than in temperate oceans. Major goals of the microstructure measurements were: to characterize the double-diffusive staircase region in the depth range 300-450m; to estimate the heat flux from the deep Atlantic water into shallower depth zones; and to assess the influence of mesoscale and submesoscale eddies on turbulence beneath the ice. Keywords: Underice internal waves; Spring season; Sea water eddies; Bathythermograph data; Electrical conductivity; Temperature/Salinity data; Staircase temperature profiles.

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