Variability in the Spreading Pathways of the Red Sea and Persian Gulf Outflows

Abstract

Our long-range objective is to understand the mechanisms that affect the spreading and mixing of marginal sea outflows. The Red Sea and Persian Gulf outflows flow over relatively shallow sills at low latitude into a strongly stratified oceanic environment. This makes them unique compared to most of the well-known outflows of the Atlantic Ocean, and valuable "laboratories" for testing ideas about what controls the mixing and spreading of marginal sea outflows.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1998
Accession Number
ADA569840

Entities

People

  • Amy S. Bower
  • James F. Price

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Continental Slopes
  • Data Analysis
  • Grids
  • Gulfs
  • Information Operations
  • Landforms
  • Observation
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Persian Gulf
  • Quality Control
  • Red Sea
  • Salinity
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.