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Infragravity waves over topography: generation, dissipation, and reflection
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Ocean surface infragravity waves (periods from 20 to 200 s) observed along the southern California coast are shown to be sensitive to the bottom topography of the shelf region, where propagation is linear, and of the ...
Variability of zooplankton and sea surface temperature in the Southern Ocean
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
Interactions between physical and biological processes in the Southern Ocean have significant impacts on local ecosystems as well as on global climate. In this thesis, I present evidence that the Southern Ocean circulation ...
Production and analysis of a Southern Ocean state estimate
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
A modern general circulation model of the Southern Ocean with one-sixth of a degree resolution is optimized to the observed ocean in a weighted least squares sense. Convergence toward the state estimate solution is carried ...
Winter mixed-layer development in the central Irminger Sea : the effect of strong, intermittent wind events
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The impact of the Greenland tip jet on the wintertime mixed-layer of the southwest Irminger Sea is investigated using in-situ moored profiler data and a variety of atmospheric data sets. The mixed-layer was observed to ...
Evolution of the Irminger Current anticyclones in the Labrador Sea from hydrographic data
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006)
The continuous supply of heat and fresh water from the boundaries to the interior of the Labrador Sea plays an important role for the dynamics of the region and in particular, for the Labrador Sea Water formation. Thus, ...