Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model
Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2008.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | eng |
| Published: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2009
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45722 |
| _version_ | 1826199170919170048 |
|---|---|
| author | Sugimura, Peter Joseph |
| author2 | Peter Winsor. |
| author_facet | Peter Winsor. Sugimura, Peter Joseph |
| author_sort | Sugimura, Peter Joseph |
| collection | MIT |
| description | Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2008. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:15:29Z |
| format | Thesis |
| id | mit-1721.1/45722 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T11:15:29Z |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/457222022-02-02T20:00:13Z Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model Sugimura, Peter Joseph Peter Winsor. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Joint Program in Physical Oceanography Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Joint Program in Physical Oceanography. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Ocean circulation Arctic Ocean Computer simulation Thesis (S.M.)--Joint Program in Physical Oceanography (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution), 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57-58). The mid-to-deep Arctic Ocean is generally characterized by a cyclonic circulation, contained along shelves and ridges. Here we analyze the general Arctic circulation using an idealized numerical model consisting of a circular basin with two channels acting as inflow and outflow. We analyze the circulation (direction, strength and sensitivity) for wind forcing with and without bathymetry (ridges), and with and without stratification. We find that the circulation is modified drastically by both bathymetry and wind direction, where an altered wind field can change both the direction of the horizontal basin circulation as well as the strength of the inflow and outflow. The idealized circulations imply that the Arctic circulation, and the associated export of freshwater, can easily switch states in a changing climate. by Peter Joseph Sugimura. S.M. 2009-06-30T16:07:36Z 2009-06-30T16:07:36Z 2008 2008 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45722 264798851 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 58 p. application/pdf r------ Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Joint Program in Physical Oceanography. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Ocean circulation Arctic Ocean Computer simulation Sugimura, Peter Joseph Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title | Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title_full | Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title_fullStr | Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title_short | Arctic Ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| title_sort | arctic ocean circulation in an idealized numerical model |
| topic | Joint Program in Physical Oceanography. Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Ocean circulation Arctic Ocean Computer simulation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/45722 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT sugimurapeterjoseph arcticoceancirculationinanidealizednumericalmodel |