Dense Outflows and Deep Convection in the Antarctic Zone of the Southern Ocean

This project seeks to quantify and better define the dynamics of those processes, including mixing, tides, current-topography interactions and nonlinear equation of state phenomena, that impact vertical transports of heat and mass in the Southern Ocean. These transports are crucial to the formation...

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Main Author: Muench, Robin D.
Other Authors: EARTH AND SPACE RESEARCH SEATTLE WA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2008
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics
*OCEAN BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY
*CONVECTION(HEAT TRANSFER)
*FLOW
CONTINENTAL SLOPES
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
CLIMATE
MIXING
OCEANS
VISCOSITY
OCEAN MODELS
EQUATIONS OF STATE
ROSS SEA
TIDES
MASS
DEEP DEPTH
DENSITY
OCEAN CURRENTS
DENSE OUTFLOWS
TURBULENT MIXING
CURRENT TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS
NONLINEAR EQUATIONS OF STATE PHENOMENA
AABW(ANTARCTIC BOTTOM WATER)
MOC(MERIDIONAL OVERTURNING CIRCULATION)
CLIMATE RELATED CHANGES
SHELF SLOPE CURRENTS
DRYGALSKI TROUGH
THORPE ANALYSIS
EKMAN TRANSPORT
SEABED CORRUGATIONS
GOLD(GENERALIZED OCEAN LAYER DYNAMICS)
GOLD MODEL
Antarctic
Drygalski
Ross Sea
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA534249
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA534249
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Summary:This project seeks to quantify and better define the dynamics of those processes, including mixing, tides, current-topography interactions and nonlinear equation of state phenomena, that impact vertical transports of heat and mass in the Southern Ocean. These transports are crucial to the formation of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) and are integral to the Southern Ocean branch of the meridional overturning circulation (MOC). Improved understanding of the related processes will enhance our ability to predict climate-related changes in the MOC. The original document contains color images.

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