Modeling the Formation and Offshore Transport of Dense Water from High-Latitude Coastal Polynyas

Our long-term goal is to understand the role that dense water, formed on high-latitude continental shelves, plays in the thermohaline circulation of the Arctic Ocean and the maintenance of the mean hydrographic structure of the deep Arctic basins, e.g. the upper halocline.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chapman, David C, Gawarkiewicz, Glen
Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Fluid Mechanics
*EDDIES(FLUID MECHANICS)
*OCEAN CURRENTS
ARCTIC OCEAN
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
HIGH LATITUDES
HYDROGRAPHY
OCEAN BASINS
OFFSHORE
TRANSPORT
OFFSHORE TRANSPORT
DENSE WATER
HIGH-LATITUDE COASTAL POLYNYAS
THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA626072
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Summary:Our long-term goal is to understand the role that dense water, formed on high-latitude continental shelves, plays in the thermohaline circulation of the Arctic Ocean and the maintenance of the mean hydrographic structure of the deep Arctic basins, e.g. the upper halocline.

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