Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank
The aim of this work is to simulate the currents system of the Central Basin of Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) to verify the validity of the hypothesis of which this currents system behaves as a system of gravity currents between two types of water, the Transitional Zonal Water with Bellingshausen i...
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ftunivlaspalmas:oai:https://accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/475 2023-05-15T14:00:50+02:00 Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank Hernández Arencibia, Mónica Marrero Díaz, Ángeles Sangrà, Pablo Gordo Rojas, María Carmen Rodríguez Santana, Ángel null http://hdl.handle.net/10553/475 eng eng 2034 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/475 515103 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Simposio Internacional de Ciencias del Mar. Simposio GLOBEC-IMBER España, Valencia, del 28 al 31 de marzo de 2007, L'Oceanogràphic : libro de resúmenes = Books of abstracts, pp. 110 Corrientes marinas Estrecho de Bransfield Modelo experimental info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject ftunivlaspalmas 2019-12-11T00:07:25Z The aim of this work is to simulate the currents system of the Central Basin of Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) to verify the validity of the hypothesis of which this currents system behaves as a system of gravity currents between two types of water, the Transitional Zonal Water with Bellingshausen influence (TBW) and the Transitional Zonal Water with Weddell Sea influence (TWW), that enter in contact in the first 500 meters of the water column. Bransfield Strait is surrounded by sills shallower than 500m; that restricts the flow of deep water from Drake Passage and Weddell Sea. Nevertheless, the water of Drake Passage enters Bransfield Strait from deep gaps between the islands Brabant and Smith remaining near the South Shetland Islands. The relatively saline and cold water in Bransfield comes from the shelf of the Weddell Sea and flows towards the west about the top of the Antarctic Peninsula. Bransfield Current simulated in this work is an intense current that circulates along the northeastern margin of Bransfield Strait. In the experimental simulations we have obtained results qualitatively comparables to the information in situ obtained by other authors, and the features of Bransfield Current that appear described in the references consulted are also reproduced. Conference Object Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Bransfield Strait Drake Passage South Shetland Islands Weddell Sea Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Acceda Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Brabant ENVELOPE(-62.333,-62.333,-64.250,-64.250) Bransfield Strait Central Basin ENVELOPE(178.000,178.000,-72.300,-72.300) Drake Passage Estrecho ENVELOPE(-60.783,-60.783,-62.467,-62.467) South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Weddell Weddell Sea |
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Corrientes marinas Estrecho de Bransfield Modelo experimental Hernández Arencibia, Mónica Marrero Díaz, Ángeles Sangrà, Pablo Gordo Rojas, María Carmen Rodríguez Santana, Ángel Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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The aim of this work is to simulate the currents system of the Central Basin of Bransfield Strait (Antarctica) to verify the validity of the hypothesis of which this currents system behaves as a system of gravity currents between two types of water, the Transitional Zonal Water with Bellingshausen influence (TBW) and the Transitional Zonal Water with Weddell Sea influence (TWW), that enter in contact in the first 500 meters of the water column. Bransfield Strait is surrounded by sills shallower than 500m; that restricts the flow of deep water from Drake Passage and Weddell Sea. Nevertheless, the water of Drake Passage enters Bransfield Strait from deep gaps between the islands Brabant and Smith remaining near the South Shetland Islands. The relatively saline and cold water in Bransfield comes from the shelf of the Weddell Sea and flows towards the west about the top of the Antarctic Peninsula. Bransfield Current simulated in this work is an intense current that circulates along the northeastern margin of Bransfield Strait. In the experimental simulations we have obtained results qualitatively comparables to the information in situ obtained by other authors, and the features of Bransfield Current that appear described in the references consulted are also reproduced. |
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Hernández Arencibia, Mónica Marrero Díaz, Ángeles Sangrà, Pablo Gordo Rojas, María Carmen Rodríguez Santana, Ángel |
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Hernández Arencibia, Mónica Marrero Díaz, Ángeles Sangrà, Pablo Gordo Rojas, María Carmen Rodríguez Santana, Ángel |
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Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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Experimental simulation of bransfield current (Antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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experimental simulation of bransfield current (antarctica) in a rotating tank |
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Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Brabant Bransfield Strait Central Basin Drake Passage Estrecho South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Weddell Weddell Sea |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctica Bransfield Strait Drake Passage South Shetland Islands Weddell Sea |
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Simposio Internacional de Ciencias del Mar. Simposio GLOBEC-IMBER España, Valencia, del 28 al 31 de marzo de 2007, L'Oceanogràphic : libro de resúmenes = Books of abstracts, pp. 110 |
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