Dynamics of Near-inertial Motions in the Beaufort Sea: Interplay between Forcing Conditions, Stratification and Mixing

Abstract

The proposed research will observe and investigate the temporally and spatially varying Beaufort Sea with a focus on the dynamics of near-inertial motions and the associated turbulent mixing. The suite of observations includes enhanced mooring observations, summer cruises, and drifting Ice-Tethered Profilers with Velocity. These observations provide broad spatial coverage of nearinertial motions, vertical mixing, stratification, and water mass properties that will capture intermittent events and seasonal modulations while focusing on open water and summerconditions.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Aug 12, 2016
Source ID
N000141612381

Entities

People

  • Sylvia T. Cole

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • United States Navy
  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Polar and Arctic Studies