Microstructure Casts during AIWEX (Arctic Internal Wave Experiment). A Summary,

Abstract

The Arctic Internal Wave Experience (AIWEX) was designed to study the internal wave and microstructure fields in in the Beaufort Sea in the early spring. A major goal of the experiment was to verify the hypothesis that the internal wave and microstructure fields beneath the ice are far less energetic than in temperate oceans. Major goals of the microstructure measurements were: to characterize the double-diffusive staircase region in the depth range 300-450m; to estimate the heat flux from the deep Atlantic water into shallower depth zones; and to assess the influence of mesoscale and submesoscale eddies on turbulence beneath the ice. Keywords: Underice internal waves; Spring season; Sea water eddies; Bathythermograph data; Electrical conductivity; Temperature/Salinity data; Staircase temperature profiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA181764

Entities

People

  • Holly C. Garrow
  • Michael D. Brown
  • Thomas M. Dillon

Organizations

  • Oregon State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beaufort Sea
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Conductivity
  • Data Acquisition
  • Frequency
  • Heat Flux
  • Internal Waves
  • Measurement
  • Microstructure
  • Nose Cones
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies