The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004 Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analyses of the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean were performed to determine the variability of the depth to the 0°C isotherm in the Arctic Ocean. The data are from the 'Environmental Working Gro...
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ftunivalaska:oai:scholarworks.alaska.edu:11122/6218 2023-05-15T14:18:06+02:00 The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing Moon, Sookmi 2004-05 http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6218 en_US eng http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6218 Program in Marine Sciences and Limnology Thesis ms 2004 ftunivalaska 2023-02-23T21:36:36Z Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004 Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analyses of the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean were performed to determine the variability of the depth to the 0°C isotherm in the Arctic Ocean. The data are from the 'Environmental Working Group - Joint US. Russian Atlas of the Arctic Ocean.' The first three modes explain 99% of the total variance with each mode explaining 51 %, 26%, and 23%, respectively. Mode 1 shows the pattern of the outflow through Fram Strait and the Lincoln Sea. Mode 2 shows the variability of the inflow from the Barents Sea and the variability of the outflow through the Canadian Archipelago as well as the variability of the Transpolar Drift. Mode 2 has a close relationship with atmospheric conditions (Arctic Oscillation or North Atlantic Oscillation index). Mode 3 is significantly correlated with the annual mean vorticity index, when the vorticity index leads by 1 year. Composite analyses of the data using the AO, NAO, and vorticity index confirm that the EOF analyses of this study are valid. This study shows that the variability of the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean is significantly correlated with atmospheric conditions. Thesis Archipelago Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Canadian Archipelago Fram Strait Lincoln Sea North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation Alaska University of Alaska: ScholarWorks@UA Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Fairbanks |
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Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004 Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) analyses of the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean were performed to determine the variability of the depth to the 0°C isotherm in the Arctic Ocean. The data are from the 'Environmental Working Group - Joint US. Russian Atlas of the Arctic Ocean.' The first three modes explain 99% of the total variance with each mode explaining 51 %, 26%, and 23%, respectively. Mode 1 shows the pattern of the outflow through Fram Strait and the Lincoln Sea. Mode 2 shows the variability of the inflow from the Barents Sea and the variability of the outflow through the Canadian Archipelago as well as the variability of the Transpolar Drift. Mode 2 has a close relationship with atmospheric conditions (Arctic Oscillation or North Atlantic Oscillation index). Mode 3 is significantly correlated with the annual mean vorticity index, when the vorticity index leads by 1 year. Composite analyses of the data using the AO, NAO, and vorticity index confirm that the EOF analyses of this study are valid. This study shows that the variability of the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean is significantly correlated with atmospheric conditions. |
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The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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The relationship between the depth to the 0°C isotherm of the Arctic Ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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relationship between the depth to the 0°c isotherm of the arctic ocean and atmospheric forcing |
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