Using the C-vector method to derive the three-dimensional circulation pattern near the East Greenland Polar Front.
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Authors
Li, Wei-Szu
Subjects
C-Vector
East Greenland Polar Front
Ageostrophic Pseudo-vortidity
Total Pseudo-vorticity
East Greenland Polar Front
Ageostrophic Pseudo-vortidity
Total Pseudo-vorticity
Advisors
Chu, Peter C.
Date of Issue
1992-12
Date
Dec-92
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The C-vector method is used to determine the three-dimensional pseudo-vorticity field of the East Greenland Current by using a CTD data set acquired during the 1984 Northwind cruise. The value of the ageostrophic pseudo- vorticity, the total (geostrophic and ageostrophic) pseudo vorticity and the vertical component of the C-vector curl, Psi, can be calculated by the C-vector method. From these values the pseudo-vorticity can be investigated for the East Greenland Current. Additionally, the positive and the negative vertical motion at each level can be investigated from the Psi value. A two-cell structure with downward motion around the East Greenland Polar Front was found. The C-vector method also demonstrates that the vertical circulation induced by an anticyclonic gyre and the cross-coastal circulation generated by the surface wind can be depicted.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
Oceanography
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Sponsors
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Format
89 p.;28 cm.
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