Algorithm for Computing Monthly Averaged Inflow of Atlantic Water to the Norwegian Sea.

Monthly averaged inflows of Atlantic Water to the Norwegian Sea from September 1982 to August l984 are estimated from sea level measurements at Harstad in Northern Norway. An algorithm calibrated to direct measurements at Stad to the south, taking into account air pressure and wind, reproduces nine...

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Main Author: McClimans, T. A.
Other Authors: NORWEGIAN HYDROTECHNICAL LAB TRONDHEIM (NORWAY)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1993
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*MASS TRANSFER
*ATLANTIC OCEAN
*NORWEGIAN SEA
*SEA LEVEL
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
ALGORITHMS
MEASUREMENT
WATER FLOW
COMPUTATIONS
DYNAMICS
THERMODYNAMICS
WIND
ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
FIELD TESTS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
NORWAY
SEA WATER
AIR PRESSURE
FOREIGN REPORTS
Norway
Norwegian Sea
Northern Norway
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA328335
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Summary:Monthly averaged inflows of Atlantic Water to the Norwegian Sea from September 1982 to August l984 are estimated from sea level measurements at Harstad in Northern Norway. An algorithm calibrated to direct measurements at Stad to the south, taking into account air pressure and wind, reproduces nine months of field measurements at Shetland to within a standard deviation of 15 %. Based on indices from newer data and numerical modeling, it is concluded that annual seasonal variability may well be influenced by hemispherical thermodynamical driving, but monthly variability is driven primarily by dynamical processes that modulate the sea level in the NE Atlantic.

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