Circulation and Thermohaline Structure Along the Chukchi-Beaufort Continental Slope

My long-term goal is to understand the mean and time-varying density structure and circulation dynamics of the continental slope of the Arctic Ocean and how the slope interacts with the adjacent shelves and basin. The circumpolar boundary currents of the Arctic Ocean are important in the distributio...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weingartner, Thomas
Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV FAIRBANKS INST OF MARINE SCIENCE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2001
Subjects:
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*CONTINENTAL SLOPES
*OCEAN CURRENTS
ARCTIC OCEAN
CONTINENTAL SHELVES
DENSITY
HYDRODYNAMICS
INTERACTIONS
OCEAN BASINS
PRESSURE GRADIENTS
TEMPERATURE
VARIATIONS
WATER MASSES
WIND
*THERMOHALINE STRUCTURE
*CHUKCHI-BEAUFORT CONTINENTAL SLOPE
THERMAL WIND BALANCE
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA626106
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA626106
Description
Summary:My long-term goal is to understand the mean and time-varying density structure and circulation dynamics of the continental slope of the Arctic Ocean and how the slope interacts with the adjacent shelves and basin. The circumpolar boundary currents of the Arctic Ocean are important in the distribution and exchange of mass, heat, and material around the basin and between the shelves and the interior ocean. However, this province of the Arctic Ocean is the least understood and sampled portion of the Arctic.

Similar Items