Small and Mesoscale Processes in the Marginal Ice Zone Experiment.

The primary objective of this research program was to understand the spatial and temporal behavior of the finestructure in the upper ocean of the marginal ice zone and, in particular, to determine the role that internal waves play in determining the behavior of that finestructure. A secondary object...

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Main Author: Foster, Theodore D
Other Authors: CALIFORNIA UNIV SANTA BARBARA MARINE SCIENCE INST
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*ICE
*INTERNAL WAVES
CALIBRATION
ENERGY LEVELS
HYDROGRAPHY
INTRUSION
OCEANS
OPEN WATER
PROFILES
SALINITY
SPECTRA
TEMPERATURE
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
SEA WATER
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
DENSITY
Marginal ice zones.
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA193143
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Summary:The primary objective of this research program was to understand the spatial and temporal behavior of the finestructure in the upper ocean of the marginal ice zone and, in particular, to determine the role that internal waves play in determining the behavior of that finestructure. A secondary objective was to provide high quality temperature and salinity profiles from the surface to the bottom in order to supplement the general hydrography of the region and to provide calibration data for other investigators. Analysis of the CTD times series data revealed that internal wave energy levels in the marginal ice zone are only slightly lower than those in the open ocean. We also showed that in the marginal ice zone intrusions make temperature spectra an invalid method for determining internal wave activity.

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