Ocean Circulation and Dynamics on the West Antarctic Peninsula Continental Shelf

• Main Author: Varas, Carlos F.
• Other Authors: MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE JOINT PROGRAM IN APPLIED OCEAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; Geography; *OCEAN CURRENTS; *SEASONAL VARIATIONS; *BUOYANCY; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; VELOCITY; WIND; BATHYMETRY; GLACIERS; SALINITY; HEAT FLUX; FRESH WATER; TIDAL CURRENTS; THESES; TEMPERATURE; *APCC(ANTARCTIC PENINSULA COASTAL CURRENT); KRILL; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA478738; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA478738

Observations of current velocity, temperature, salinity and pressure from a 2-year moored array deployment and four hydrographic cruises conducted by the United States Southern Ocean GLOBEC program on the western Antarctic Peninsula continental shelf are used to characterize the ocean circulation an...