Circulation and water masses transport on the East-Antarctic shelf off Adélie Land
In this thesis, we study the Antarctic shelf ocean dynamics using in situ observation. We study the circulation of the Modified Circumpolar Deep Water (MCDW) on the East Antarctic shelf off Adélie Land presently recognized as the second major source of AntArctic Bottom Water (AABW). The MCDW is a so...
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Format: | Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis |
Language: | French |
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HAL CCSD
2016
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Online Access: | https://theses.hal.science/tel-01541055 https://theses.hal.science/tel-01541055/document https://theses.hal.science/tel-01541055/file/2016PA066188.pdf |
Summary: | In this thesis, we study the Antarctic shelf ocean dynamics using in situ observation. We study the circulation of the Modified Circumpolar Deep Water (MCDW) on the East Antarctic shelf off Adélie Land presently recognized as the second major source of AntArctic Bottom Water (AABW). The MCDW is a source of heat, salt and nutrients for the Antarctic shelf. Improved knowledge of the circulation of the MCDW and the associated heat transport on the Antarctic shelf is very important to better understand the AABW formation, the role of the oceanic ice shelf, glacier melting and the biological activity. Thanks to the inverse model implemented on the Adélie Land shelf, we propose a comprehensive scheme of the mean circulation in summer 2008 and we estimate the associated heat and freshwater transports through the shelf break and farther on the shelf toward the Mertz Glacier. We present evidences of ocean induced glacial melt involving interaction of the dense shelf water and the MCDW with the glacier. A second part of this work focuses on the variability of the current from the inertial to the seasonal time scale using mooring observations collected in the AD, we show that a strong seasonal cycle exists in the current heading and vertical structure, in agreement with earlier model results, which implies that the seasonal cycle should be properly taken into account to correctly understand shelf-ocean processes in this region. Dans cette thèse, nous étudions la dynamique du plateau antarctique à l'aide d'observations in situ. Nous présentons la circulation de l'eau circumpolaire profonde modifiée (MCDW) sur le plateau, en Antarctique de l'est, au large de la Terre Adélie. Le plateau Adélie est actuellement présenté comme la seconde source majeure d'eau antarctique de fond (AABW). La MCDW est une source de chaleur, de sel et de nutriments pour le plateau Antarctique. Améliorer la connaissance de la circulation de la MCDW et le transport de chaleur associé sur le plateau Antarctique est primordial pour mieux comprendre la ... |
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