Lagrangian Floats for Deep Convection

Abstract

I aim to understand the process of deep convection in the ocean. Near surface water is mixed to great depth at a few high latitude locations, thereby forming the deep and bottom masses of the ocean. This proposal has supported the development and deployment of neutrally buoyant floats in the Labrador Sea in the winters of 1997 and 1998 and the analysis of the resulting data. These floats provide detailed information on the processes and rates of deep convection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA551526

Entities

People

  • Eric A. D'Asaro

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Tracking
  • Convection
  • Data Analysis
  • Deployment
  • Heat Flux
  • High Latitudes
  • Information Operations
  • Labrador Sea
  • Littoral Zones
  • Measurement
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Surface Waters
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

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