Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation
Master's thesis in Petroleum engineering Upon examining the how convective flows are generated in the ocean, Henry Stommel presented a simple idealized model called the Stommel model (1961) to better understand how salinity and temperature differences can affect the ocean circulation between th...
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ftunivstavanger:oai:uis.brage.unit.no:11250/2685491 2023-06-11T04:09:07+02:00 Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation Wanyenze, Joan Shanita Rabenjafimanantsoa, A.H. Skadsem, Hans Joakim Time, Rune Wiggo 2020-07-15 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2685491 eng eng University of Stavanger, Norway Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IEP/2020; https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2685491 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no petroleumsteknologi petroleum engineering Stommel model thermohaline circulation ocean circulation overturn circulation freshwater input VDP::Teknologi: 500::Berg‑ og petroleumsfag: 510::Petroleumsteknologi: 512 Master thesis 2020 ftunivstavanger 2023-05-29T16:04:13Z Master's thesis in Petroleum engineering Upon examining the how convective flows are generated in the ocean, Henry Stommel presented a simple idealized model called the Stommel model (1961) to better understand how salinity and temperature differences can affect the ocean circulation between the Arctic and Atlantic. The ocean circulation is named thermohaline circulation. This thesis implements the Stommel model using a small scale setup filled with a salt mixture including external systems duplicating the Arctic and Atlantic like the buffer system and evaporation system respectively. A mass balance of the salt content is to preserved throughout the experiment, however it was observed that this was not the case. Despite some mishaps in the data collection, measurements of the conductivity show lessened value in both basins plus a salt accumulation in the evaporation system meaning an ineffective salt drive to the Atlantic basin. It was also observed that the freshwater input reached a maximum limit and transitions between the circulation modes were abrupt. Suggestions to modifications in terms of the setup were discussed, however these have some limitations. Nonetheless, this thesis can be used a precursor to see how complex and diverse the thermohaline circulation really is. Master Thesis Arctic University of Stavanger: UiS Brage Arctic |
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Master's thesis in Petroleum engineering Upon examining the how convective flows are generated in the ocean, Henry Stommel presented a simple idealized model called the Stommel model (1961) to better understand how salinity and temperature differences can affect the ocean circulation between the Arctic and Atlantic. The ocean circulation is named thermohaline circulation. This thesis implements the Stommel model using a small scale setup filled with a salt mixture including external systems duplicating the Arctic and Atlantic like the buffer system and evaporation system respectively. A mass balance of the salt content is to preserved throughout the experiment, however it was observed that this was not the case. Despite some mishaps in the data collection, measurements of the conductivity show lessened value in both basins plus a salt accumulation in the evaporation system meaning an ineffective salt drive to the Atlantic basin. It was also observed that the freshwater input reached a maximum limit and transitions between the circulation modes were abrupt. Suggestions to modifications in terms of the setup were discussed, however these have some limitations. Nonetheless, this thesis can be used a precursor to see how complex and diverse the thermohaline circulation really is. |
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Rabenjafimanantsoa, A.H. Skadsem, Hans Joakim Time, Rune Wiggo |
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Wanyenze, Joan Shanita |
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Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation |
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Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation |
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Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation |
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Small scale thermohaline ocean circulation |
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University of Stavanger, Norway |
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2020 |
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