Biogeochemical Variability in the Upper Ocean

Abstract

Differences in the response times of different biogeochemical tracers to upper ocean forcing processes can lead to substantial differences in their patterns of variability. An idealized tracer with a steep vertical concentration gradient is modeled in a flow field representative of an upper ocean front. The surface distribution of the tracer is studied as a function of its response or restoration time scale.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 19, 2001
Accession Number
ADP013587

Entities

People

  • A. Mahadevan

Organizations

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advection
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Layers
  • Mixing
  • Production
  • Salinity
  • Simulations
  • Steady State
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Thermoclines
  • Three Dimensional
  • Upwelling
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation