Dynamics over Arctic Canyons.

The main objective of this grant was to describe and to understand the dynamics of wide canyons in the Arctic Ocean. Barrow Canyon at the north-western tip of Alaska is such a wide canyon, because its width is large relative to its internal deformation radius. This canyon was the focus of a dynamica...

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Main Author: Muenchow, Andreas
Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA MARINE LIFE RESEARCH GROUP
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1996
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*ARCTIC OCEAN
*CANYONS
DATA BASES
OCEAN WAVES
OCEAN CURRENTS
DEFORMATION
ACOUSTIC DETECTION
VORTICES
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
FLOW FIELDS
HYDROGRAPHY
ICEBREAKERS
ADCP(ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER)
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Barrow Canyon
Canada
Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA314575
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA314575
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Summary:The main objective of this grant was to describe and to understand the dynamics of wide canyons in the Arctic Ocean. Barrow Canyon at the north-western tip of Alaska is such a wide canyon, because its width is large relative to its internal deformation radius. This canyon was the focus of a dynamical study from aboard the CCGS Henry Larsen in the summer of 1993. An acoustic Doppler current profiler was towed besides the icebreaker and provided data that described the velocity field within the canyon in all three spatial dimensions. Hydrographic data from a CTD (provided by Dr. Carmack of the Institute of Ocean Sciences, Canada) and current meter mooring data (generously provided by Dr. Weingartner of the University of Alaska) complements the data set that was analyzed as part of this grant.

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