Modeling the Formation and Offshore Transport of Dense Water from High-Latitude Coastal Polynyas

Abstract

Our long-term goal is to understand the role that dense water, formed on high-latitude continental shelves, plays in the thermohaline circulation of the Arctic Ocean and the maintenance of the mean hydrographic structure of the deep Arctic basins, e.g. the upper halocline.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA626072

Entities

People

  • David C. Chapman
  • Glen G. Gawarkiewicz

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Continental Shelves
  • Equations
  • Geographic Regions
  • High Latitudes
  • Landforms
  • Latitude
  • Maintenance
  • Observation
  • Oceans
  • Offshore
  • Production
  • Regions
  • Topography
  • Transport Ships
  • Upwelling

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies