A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea
We propose a conceptual model for an Arctic sea that is driven by river runoff, atmospheric fluxes, sea ice melt/growth, and winds. The model domain is divided into two areas, the interior and boundary regions, that are coupled through Ekman and eddy fluxes of buoyancy. The model is applied to Hudso...
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ftolddominionuni:oai:digitalcommons.odu.edu:ccpo_pubs-1235 2023-12-17T10:24:59+01:00 A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea St-Laurent, P. Straneo, F. Barber, D. G. 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/232 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011jc007652 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1235/viewcontent/St_Laurent_2012_AConceptualModelofanArcticSeaOCR.pdf unknown ODU Digital Commons https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/232 doi:10.1029/2011jc007652 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1235/viewcontent/St_Laurent_2012_AConceptualModelofanArcticSeaOCR.pdf "AGU allows final articles to be placed in an institutional repository 6 months after publication, and allows submitted articles to be accessible on the author’s personal website. AGU also supports governmental and institutional repositories and access is available to AGU content through CHORUS, usually 12 months after publication." CCPO Publications Fresh water contents Hudson Bay Foxe basin Ice Salinity Canada Strait Heat Circulation Discharge Oceanography article 2012 ftolddominionuni https://doi.org/10.1029/2011jc007652 2023-11-20T19:09:54Z We propose a conceptual model for an Arctic sea that is driven by river runoff, atmospheric fluxes, sea ice melt/growth, and winds. The model domain is divided into two areas, the interior and boundary regions, that are coupled through Ekman and eddy fluxes of buoyancy. The model is applied to Hudson and James Bays (HJB, a large inland basin in northeastern Canada) for the period 1979-2007. Several yearlong records from instruments moored within HJB show that the model results are consistent with the real system. The model notably reproduces the seasonal migration of the halocline, the baroclinic boundary current, spatial variability of freshwater content, and the fall maximum in freshwater export. The simulations clarify the important differences in the freshwater balance of the western and eastern sides of HJB. The significant role played by the boundary current in the freshwater budget of the system, and its sensitivity to the wind-forcing, are also highlighted by the simulations and new data analyses. We conclude that the model proposed is useful for the interpretation of observed data from Arctic seas and model outputs from more complex coupled/climate models. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Foxe Basin Hudson Bay Sea ice Old Dominion University: ODU Digital Commons Arctic Hudson Bay Canada Hudson Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 C6 |
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We propose a conceptual model for an Arctic sea that is driven by river runoff, atmospheric fluxes, sea ice melt/growth, and winds. The model domain is divided into two areas, the interior and boundary regions, that are coupled through Ekman and eddy fluxes of buoyancy. The model is applied to Hudson and James Bays (HJB, a large inland basin in northeastern Canada) for the period 1979-2007. Several yearlong records from instruments moored within HJB show that the model results are consistent with the real system. The model notably reproduces the seasonal migration of the halocline, the baroclinic boundary current, spatial variability of freshwater content, and the fall maximum in freshwater export. The simulations clarify the important differences in the freshwater balance of the western and eastern sides of HJB. The significant role played by the boundary current in the freshwater budget of the system, and its sensitivity to the wind-forcing, are also highlighted by the simulations and new data analyses. We conclude that the model proposed is useful for the interpretation of observed data from Arctic seas and model outputs from more complex coupled/climate models. |
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St-Laurent, P. Straneo, F. Barber, D. G. |
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St-Laurent, P. Straneo, F. Barber, D. G. |
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A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea |
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A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea |
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A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea |
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A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea |
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A Conceptual Model of an Arctic Sea |
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conceptual model of an arctic sea |
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https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/ccpo_pubs/232 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011jc007652 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/context/ccpo_pubs/article/1235/viewcontent/St_Laurent_2012_AConceptualModelofanArcticSeaOCR.pdf |
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Arctic Foxe Basin Hudson Bay Sea ice |
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"AGU allows final articles to be placed in an institutional repository 6 months after publication, and allows submitted articles to be accessible on the author’s personal website. AGU also supports governmental and institutional repositories and access is available to AGU content through CHORUS, usually 12 months after publication." |
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