Towards Predicting Deep Convection in the Labrador Sea

Abstract

We have developed and implemented a method to use real time oceanographic data in conjunction with climatological air-sea flux data to predict the location and strength of deep convection in the Labrador Sea a few weeks in advance. In preparation for this task we have gathered and analyzed a number of historical and recent data sets. In particular the results of a recent mooring deployment during the winter of 1994-1995 gave new insight into the convective process in the Labrador Sea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA359324

Entities

People

  • Martin Visbeck

Organizations

  • Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buoyancy
  • Convection
  • Data Sets
  • Deep Water
  • Deployment
  • Electronic Mail
  • Equations
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Flux
  • Labrador Sea
  • Layers
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • Oceans
  • Salinity
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Oceanography.