Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean
Meridional fluxes of silica across the Southern Ocean polar front are attributed to two different processes which generally act in opposite directions. Equatorward low frequency fluxes of silica inferred from ISOS current meter data in the Drake Passage are approximately balanced by poleward meridio...
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ftoregonstate:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:vm40xv66f 2024-04-21T07:52:33+00:00 Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean Jennings, Joe C. Gordon, Louis I. School of Oceanography Oregon State University. Graduate School https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vm40xv66f English [eng] eng unknown Oregon State University https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vm40xv66f Copyright Not Evaluated Masters Thesis ftoregonstate 2024-03-28T02:07:37Z Meridional fluxes of silica across the Southern Ocean polar front are attributed to two different processes which generally act in opposite directions. Equatorward low frequency fluxes of silica inferred from ISOS current meter data in the Drake Passage are approximately balanced by poleward meridional diffusion of silica along surfaces of constant potential density. Considering only these two processes, a balance of the silicon budget in the Circumpolar Current can be achieved. The poleward diffusive flux along shoaling density surfaces may uaintain the high silicon concentrations characteristic of Antarctic surface waters south of the frontal zone. Master Thesis Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University) |
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Meridional fluxes of silica across the Southern Ocean polar front are attributed to two different processes which generally act in opposite directions. Equatorward low frequency fluxes of silica inferred from ISOS current meter data in the Drake Passage are approximately balanced by poleward meridional diffusion of silica along surfaces of constant potential density. Considering only these two processes, a balance of the silicon budget in the Circumpolar Current can be achieved. The poleward diffusive flux along shoaling density surfaces may uaintain the high silicon concentrations characteristic of Antarctic surface waters south of the frontal zone. |
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Gordon, Louis I. School of Oceanography Oregon State University. Graduate School |
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Jennings, Joe C. Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Jennings, Joe C. |
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Jennings, Joe C. |
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Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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meridional fluxes of dissolved silicon in the southern ocean |
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Oregon State University |
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https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/vm40xv66f |
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Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean |
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Antarc* Antarctic Drake Passage Southern Ocean |
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