Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea: Moorings, Hydrography and Laboratory Simulations

Observing and modeling the wintertime breakdown of the upper-ocean thermocline/halocline, including deep convection in the high-latitude ocean, and developing an understanding of its effect on the circulation: particularly at the rim of the ocean, and in semi-enclosed seas; forming a comprehensive v...

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Main Author: Rhines, Peter B
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Thermodynamics
*AIR WATER INTERACTIONS
*CONVECTION(HEAT TRANSFER)
*LABRADOR SEA
FLUID DYNAMICS
HIGH LATITUDES
HYDROGRAPHY
MARINE GEOPHYSICS
OCEAN CURRENTS
OCEAN SURFACE
RUNOFF
SEA ICE
SIMULATION
THERMOCLINES
DEEP CONVECTION
MOORINGS
Labrador Sea
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA627642
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA627642
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Summary:Observing and modeling the wintertime breakdown of the upper-ocean thermocline/halocline, including deep convection in the high-latitude ocean, and developing an understanding of its effect on the circulation: particularly at the rim of the ocean, and in semi-enclosed seas; forming a comprehensive view of air/sea interaction both above and below the sea-surface; understanding the interplay of geophysical fluid dynamics and heat/salt/freshwater/ice thermodynamics, particularly involving involving coastal runoff and sea-ice.

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