Early Student Support for Studies of Small-scale upper ocean variability and surface Forcing in the Arctic Ocean
Abstract
This proposal requests student support for Mr. Samuel Brenner, a new graduate student in the Physical Oceanography Program at the University of Washington. Mr. Brenner will be conducting studies of small???scale upper ocean variability in the Arctic Ocean and its relationship with the surface forcing. Sharp fronts and other small???scale processes are difficult to observe and often ignored in the description of the Arctic dynamics. However, sharp contrasts in ice cover fraction and ice properties create small???scale buoyancy, heat, and momentum forcing which have an important signature in upper ocean properties. In turn, the structure of the ocean also modulates ocean???ice???atmosphere fluxes. Similarly, small???scale currents modify the surface wave field, which should also impact the wind stress. Mr. Brenner will use existing data from the MIZ and SeaState DRI to investigate sub???mesoscale dynamics and these feedbacks at the ice edge, and will be involved in the ongoing SODA DRI.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 2018
- Source ID
- N000141812687
Entities
People
- Luc Rainville
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Washington