Preconditioning of the Weddell Sea polynya by the ocean mesoscale and dense water overflows

Dufour, Carolina O.; Morrison, Adele K.; Griffies, Stephen M.; Frenger, Ivy; Zanowski, Hannah; Winton, Michael

doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0586.1

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Preconditioning of the Weddell Sea polynya by the ocean mesoscale and dense water overflows

2017
By Dufour, Carolina O. ; Morrison, Adele K. ; Griffies, Stephen M. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Journal of Climate
Personal Author:

Dufour, Carolina O. ; Morrison, Adele K. ; Griffies, Stephen M. ; Frenger, Ivy ; Zanowski, Hannah ; Winton, Michael
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GFDL (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) ; CICOES (Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies)
Description:

The Weddell Sea polynya is a large opening in the open-ocean sea ice cover associated with intense deep convection in the ocean. A necessary condition to form and maintain a polynya is the presence of a strong subsurface heat reservoir. This study investigates the processes that control the stratification and hence the buildup of the subsurface heat reservoir in the Weddell Sea.
Keywords:

Deep convection; Mesoscale processes; Mixing; Topographic effects; Climate models
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Journal of Climate, 30(19)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0586.1
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Journal Article
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