The Seasonal Density Structure and Circulation on the Continental Shelf.

Abstract

A computer simulation model is used to study the gross seasonal density structure and circulation patterns in waters over the continental shelf. The model consists of a non-linear, time-dependent, two-layer ocean on an f-plane with friction and varying bottom topography. Stirring on both sides of the interface and the resulting entrainments produce a density flux between layers which, together with surface cooling, tends to reduce stratification. Seasonal heating, along with secondary, cross-shelf circulation patterns, tends to restore stratification. A comparison is made with BT-sections across the continental shelves off Cape Canaveral and off New York. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0785855

Entities

People

  • Donald Ray Johnson

Organizations

  • Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Continental Shelves
  • Entrainment
  • Friction
  • Layers
  • Mixing
  • New York
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Stratification
  • Topography

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography