Laboratory Studies of Density Increase on Shelves

The long-term goal is to understand the fluid mechanics of buoyancy and wind driven transport on a polar continental shelf, including along-shelf transport and exchange with the deep Arctic Ocean.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitehead, John A
Other Authors:	WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Physical and Dynamic Oceanography Fluid Mechanics BUOYANCY CONTINENTAL SHELVES FLUID MECHANICS SEDIMENT TRANSPORT ARCTIC OCEAN DEEP OCEANS DENSITY EXCHANGE LABORATORY TESTS WIND WIND DRIVEN TRANSPORT ALONG-SHELF TRANSPORT Arctic Arctic Ocean
Online Access:	http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA626110 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA626110

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Summary:	The long-term goal is to understand the fluid mechanics of buoyancy and wind driven transport on a polar continental shelf, including along-shelf transport and exchange with the deep Arctic Ocean.