Boundary Current and Mixing Processes in The High Latitude Oceans
Abstract
This project s overarching goal is to quantitatively expand our understanding of turbulent mixing processes in high latitude regions of the global ocean. It focuses on high latitudes because: (1) they are primary sites for surface conditioning of deep waters that drive the meridional overturning circulation, a primary component of the mean global ocean circulation, and one that relies on a balance between mixing and other processes; (2) they provide excellent, and in some cases extreme, examples of mixing-related phenomena that are active throughout the world oceans and therefore can broaden our parameter spectrum related to such phenomena; (3) they provide high quality, geophysical scale natural laboratories for field study of these phenomena because of a surface ice cover that stabilizes observation platforms; and (4) these remote areas are data-poor in comparison with the rest of the ocean, despite the importance of quantifying mixing processes and better understanding them within a global context.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA630703
Entities
People
- Robin D. Muench