Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174). The variab...
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ftmit:oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/62495 2023-06-11T04:13:47+02:00 Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W Variability in the NA DWBC : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W Peña-Molino, Beatriz Terrence M. Joyce. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences ln --- 2010 174 p. application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62495 eng eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62495 712160235 M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Joint program in Physical Oceanography Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Ocean currents North Atlantic Ocean Ocean temperature North Atlantic Ocean Thesis 2010 ftmit 2023-05-29T08:19:07Z Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174). The variability in the DWBC, its connection to the forcing in the northern North Atlantic and interaction with the Gulf Stream were explored from a combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements in the western North Atlantic. Using satellite altimetry and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) we found evidence of the relation between changes in the Gulf Stream path and the variability in the temperature and velocity fields in the Slope Water. This relation was such that southward shifts of the main axis of the Gulf Stream were preceded by cold temperature anomalies and intensification of the southwestward flow. The analysis of 5.5 years of moored CTD and horizontal velocity data in the DWBC at 69 0W recorded during the period 2002-2008, showed that the variability along the DWBC is linked to changes in the dense water formation regions. The evolution of potential vorticity (PV) at the mooring site, characterized by a transition from deep to upper Labrador Sea Water (LSW), was similar to that observed in the Labrador Sea 6 to 9 years earlier, and imply spreading rates for the LSW that varied over time from 1.5 to 2.5cm/s. The time dependence of the spreading rates was in good agreement with changes in the strength of the DWBC at the mooring site. The evolution of the DWBC transport was explored in more detail from a 5- element moored array, also at 69'W. The results, for the period of 2004-2008, were consistent with the single mooring analysis. The variability measured from the array showed that upper, intermediate and deep water mass layers expand and contract at each other's expense, leading to alternating positive and negative PV anomalies at the upper-LSW, deep-LSW and Overflow Water (OW). Larger DWBC transports were ... Thesis Labrador Sea North Atlantic DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-174). The variability in the DWBC, its connection to the forcing in the northern North Atlantic and interaction with the Gulf Stream were explored from a combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements in the western North Atlantic. Using satellite altimetry and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) we found evidence of the relation between changes in the Gulf Stream path and the variability in the temperature and velocity fields in the Slope Water. This relation was such that southward shifts of the main axis of the Gulf Stream were preceded by cold temperature anomalies and intensification of the southwestward flow. The analysis of 5.5 years of moored CTD and horizontal velocity data in the DWBC at 69 0W recorded during the period 2002-2008, showed that the variability along the DWBC is linked to changes in the dense water formation regions. The evolution of potential vorticity (PV) at the mooring site, characterized by a transition from deep to upper Labrador Sea Water (LSW), was similar to that observed in the Labrador Sea 6 to 9 years earlier, and imply spreading rates for the LSW that varied over time from 1.5 to 2.5cm/s. The time dependence of the spreading rates was in good agreement with changes in the strength of the DWBC at the mooring site. The evolution of the DWBC transport was explored in more detail from a 5- element moored array, also at 69'W. The results, for the period of 2004-2008, were consistent with the single mooring analysis. The variability measured from the array showed that upper, intermediate and deep water mass layers expand and contract at each other's expense, leading to alternating positive and negative PV anomalies at the upper-LSW, deep-LSW and Overflow Water (OW). Larger DWBC transports were ... |
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Terrence M. Joyce. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences |
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W |
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W |
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W |
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W |
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W |
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variability in the north atlantic deep western boundary current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at line w |
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