The Beaufort Shelfbreak Jet: Structure, Variability, and Fate

Abstract

The long-term goal is to understand the dynamics of exchange between the shelf and open ocean. Regionally, we wish to determine the dominant processes leading to shelf-basin exchange in the western Arctic, and the impact of this on the ventilation of the Arctic halocline.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA624679

Entities

People

  • Robert Pickart

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Data Centers
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • Dynamics
  • Information Operations
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Offshore
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Standards
  • Transport Ships
  • Ventilation
  • Water Masses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies