Arctic Mixed Layer Dynamics

ONR grant N00014-98-1-0037, "Arctic Mixed Layer Dynamics," is the last in a series of Arctic Mixed Layer Grants extending over more than 20 years. Throughout that time our approach has been to bring new tools to bear on fundamental questions about mixing in the upper ocean, particularly th...

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Main Author: Morison, James H.
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2003
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Submarine Engineering
*BOUNDARY LAYER
*MIXED LAYER(MARINE)
*SEA ICE
*ARCTIC OCEAN
UNDERWATER VEHICLES
CONVECTION
TURBULENCE
ICE FORMATION
HETEROGENEITY
AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
OCEAN MODELS
INTERNAL WAVES
ARCTIC REGIONS
ICE FORECASTING
MARGINAL ICE ZONES
PLANETARY ATMOSPHERES
UNDERICE
AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Ice
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA418516
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA418516
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Summary:ONR grant N00014-98-1-0037, "Arctic Mixed Layer Dynamics," is the last in a series of Arctic Mixed Layer Grants extending over more than 20 years. Throughout that time our approach has been to bring new tools to bear on fundamental questions about mixing in the upper ocean, particularly the mixed layer and underice planetary boundary layer. Over the years we have sought to understand the heat and mass balance of the mixed layer, marginal ice zone processes, the Arctic internal wave and mixing environment, summer and winter leads, and convection. In light of recent changes In the upper ocean structure, our long-term goals shifted toward processes important to large-scale changes. Our primary objective under the present grant was to understand the effect of horizontal inhomogeneity on the surface boundary layer during summer.

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