Dynamics of Wind and Buoyancy Forced Motions on the Beaufort Shelf

The long-term goal is the understanding of inner shelf dynamics impacted by both wind and buoyancy forcing. The input of fresh water from Siberian and Canadian rivers impacts the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean as well as the dispersal of sediments, pollutants, and contaminants. The physical processes...

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Main Author: Munchow, Andreas
Other Authors: RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIV NEW BRUNSWICK NJ INST OF MARINE AND COASTAL SCIENCE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1997
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Fluid Mechanics
*BUOYANCY
*CONTINENTAL SHELVES
*WIND
ARCTIC OCEAN
BEAUFORT SEA
DYNAMICS
LAYERS
WIND FORCING. BUOYANCY FORCING
EKMAN LAYER
BASE(BEAUFORT ARCTIC STORMS EXPERIMENT)
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Beaufort Shelf
Beaufort Sea
Mackenzie Shelf
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA628037
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA628037
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Summary:The long-term goal is the understanding of inner shelf dynamics impacted by both wind and buoyancy forcing. The input of fresh water from Siberian and Canadian rivers impacts the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean as well as the dispersal of sediments, pollutants, and contaminants. The physical processes of buoyancy and wind driven motions on shelves an Ekman layer depth deep are poorly understood both in the Arctic and at mid-latitudes. The main objective of this project is to describe and physically explain the dominant processes on the Canadian Mackenzie shelf prior to the onset of winter freezing.

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