Convection in the Labrador Sea

We hope to describe deep oceanic convection well enough to critically test and guide models used to predict subsurface ocean conditions. Our objective is to use neutrally buoyant float observations to define statistics of convection plume processes (vertical velocity, temperature fluctuations, etc.)...

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Main Author: Davis, Russ E.
Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1998
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Thermodynamics
*LABRADOR SEA
*CONVECTION(HEAT TRANSFER)
PREDICTIONS
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
DEPTH
FLOATS
PLUMES
MIXED LAYER(MARINE)
SALINITY
HEAT FLUX
TEMPERATURE
VELOCITY
FRESH WATER
DEEP OCEANIC CONVECTION
SUBSURFACE OCEAN CONDITIONS
Labrador Sea
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA537358
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Summary:We hope to describe deep oceanic convection well enough to critically test and guide models used to predict subsurface ocean conditions. Our objective is to use neutrally buoyant float observations to define statistics of convection plume processes (vertical velocity, temperature fluctuations, etc.) over two cooling seasons. These observations will be compared with model predictions relating typical plume properties to physical parameters (surface buoyancy flux, density stratification. etc.) thereby providing an observational test of the models' realism and allowing inadequacies to be identified. See also ADM002252.

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