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Showing 1 to 20 of 79 for “"boundary current"”.
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Eddy-mean flow interactions in western boundary current jets
… nature of eddy-mean flow interactions in western boundary current jets and recirculation gyre dynamics from both theoretical and observational perspectives. It includes theoretical studies of eddy-mean flow interactions in idealized configurations relevant to western boundary current jet systems, …
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Eddy-mean flow interactions in western boundary current jets
… nature of eddy-mean flow interactions in western boundary current jets and recirculation gyre dynamics from both theoretical and observational perspectives. It includes theoretical studies of eddy-mean flow interactions in idealized configurations relevant to western boundary current jet systems, …
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Structure, variability, and dynamics of the West Greenland Boundary Current System
… the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Boundary current-interior interactions regulate the exchange of properties between the slope and the basin, which in turn regulates the magnitude of interior convection and the export of ventilated waters from the subpolar gyre. This thesis …
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Structure, variability, and dynamics of the West Greenland Boundary Current System
… the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Boundary current-interior interactions regulate the exchange of properties between the slope and the basin, which in turn regulates the magnitude of interior convection and the export of ventilated waters from the subpolar gyre. This thesis …
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Interannual variability of the Pacific Water boundary current in the Beaufort Sea
… was maintained in the core of the Pacific Water boundary current in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea near 152° W. Using velocity and hydrographic data from six year-long deployments during this time period, we examine the interannual variability of the current. It is found that the volume, heat, and …
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Interannual variability of the Pacific water boundary current in the Beaufort Sea
… was maintained in the core of the Pacific Water boundary current in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea near 152° W. Using velocity and hydrographic data from six year-long deployments during this time period, we examine the interannual variability of the current. It is found that the volume, heat, and …
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Instabilities of an eastern boundary current with and without large-scale flow influence
Eastern oceanic boundary currents are subject to hydrodynamic instability, generate small scale features that are visible in satellite images and may radiate westward into the interior, where they can be modified by the large-scale circulations. This thesis studies the stability of an eastern …
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Chaotic advection and mixing in a western boundary current-recirculation system : laboratory experiments
I study the exchange between a boundary current and flanking horizontal recirculations in a 'sliced-cylinder' rotating tank laboratory experiment. Two flow configurations are investigated: a single recirculation and a double, figure-8, recirculation. The latter case involves a hyperbolic point, …
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Chaotic advection and mixing in a western boundary current-recirculation system : laboratory experiments
I study the exchange between a boundary current and flanking horizontal recirculations in a 'sliced-cylinder' rotating tank laboratory experiment. Two flow configurations are investigated: a single recirculation and a double, figure-8, recirculation. The latter case involves a hyperbolic point, …
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Instabilities of an eastern boundary current with and without Large-scale Flow Influence
Eastern oceanic boundary currents are subject to hydrodynamic instability, generate small scale features that are visible in satellite images and may radiate westward into the interior, where they can be modified by the large-scale circulations. This thesis studies the stability of an eastern …
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The Brazil current and intermediate Western Boundary Current flows through the Vitória-Trindade ridge
… to the description of the flows of the Brazil Current (BC) and the Intermediate Western Boundary Current (IWBC) through the submerged seamounts of the Vitória-Trindade Ridge (VTR), this work compiles data from three oceanographic commissions that took place in 2013 and 2014, between 19 e 23°S. …
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Comparative analysis of the seasonal sea surface temperature & wind stress in the four major eastern boundary current systems
The coastal upwelling regions along northwest Africa (the Canary system), southwest Africa (the Benguela system), North America (the California system), and South America (the Peru-Chile system) were studied and compared on a seasonal timescale. A 17 -year NOAA Pathfinder Sea Surface Temperature …
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W
The variability in the DWBC, its connection to the forcing in the northern North Atlantic and interaction with the Gulf Stream were explored from a combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements in the western North Atlantic. Using satellite altimetry and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) we …
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Variability in the North Atlantic Deep Western Boundary Current : upstream causes and downstream effects as observed at Line W
The variability in the DWBC, its connection to the forcing in the northern North Atlantic and interaction with the Gulf Stream were explored from a combination of remote sensing and in-situ measurements in the western North Atlantic. Using satellite altimetry and Sea Surface Temperature (SST) we …
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Cenozoic Variations in the Deep Western Boundary Current as Recorded in the Seismic Stratigraphy of Contourite Drifts, Newfoundland Ridge, Offshore Canada
… formed under the influence of the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC). Seismic-reflection profiles constrained by drill sites from IODP Expedition 342 are used to map the spatial and temporal distribution of contourite sedimentation and to evaluate the Cenozoic history of the DWBC within a …
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Changes in shelf waters due to air-sea fluxes and their influence on the Arctic Ocean circulation as simulated in the OCCAM global ocean model
… dense waters are transported by a circumpolar boundary current into the deep convection sites of the North Atlantic Ocean. The boundary current is thought to be a continuous feature in the real ocean, however the driving force is still unknown. We provide evidence that buoyancy fluxes that …
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The seasonal and interannual variability of the West Greenland Current system in the Labrador Sea
… components of the Labrador Sea circulation - the boundary current system and the eddies that connect it with the interior. Using various types of in situ data combined with the surface flux and satellite altimetry data products, I studied the variability of both the boundary current system and the …
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The seasonal and interannual variability of the West Greenland current system in the Labrador Sea
… components of the Labrador Sea circulation - the boundary current system and the eddies that connect it with the interior. Using various types of in situ data combined with the surface flux and satellite altimetry data products, I studied the variability of both the boundary current system and the …
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The entrainment and homogenization of tracers within the cyclonic gulf stream recirculation gyre
… The model is composed of a gyre adjacent to a boundary current in which a source of tracer is specified at the upstream edge of the current. This set up attempts to simulate the lateral transfer of properties from the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) to the NRG in the region where the two …
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The entrainment and homogenization of tracers within the cyclonic gulf stream recirculation gyre
… The model is composed of a gyre adjacent to a boundary current in which a source of tracer is specified at the upstream edge of the current. This set up attempts to simulate the lateral transfer of properties from the Deep Western Boundary Current (DWBC) to the NRG in the region where the two …
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