Labrador Sea Boundary Current and Convection Dynamics

Abstract

Our aim in this terminal year of our ONR support has been to understand the physics of high-latitude convection, eddies and circulation, using direct observations made as part of the ONR Deep Convection ARI, and subsequently in collaborative surveys with Canadian oceanographers. Of growing importance is the dynamics of fresh water: cycled through the atmosphere and terrestrial cryosphere, falling as precipitation, and recycling through sea-ice.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625145

Entities

People

  • Peter B. Rhines

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Convection
  • Dynamics
  • Fluids
  • Fresh Water
  • High Latitudes
  • Ice
  • Labrador Sea
  • Latitude
  • Newfoundland (Province)
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Physics
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.