Response of the upper ocean to a large summertime injection of smoke in the atmosphere
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Mettlach, Theodore R.
Haney, Robert L.
Garwood, Roland W., Jr.
Ghan, Steven J.
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1987-02-15
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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A one-dimensional oceanic planetary boundary layer model is used to investigate the response of the upper ocean to the atmospheric conditions which are predicted to develop following a hypothetical nuclear exchange. The ocean model is driven by the surface heat and momentum fluxes predicted by an atmospheric general circulation model following a summertime injection of 1.5 x 10/sup 14/ g of smoke from postwar fires over Europe, Asia, and North America. Although the specific response of the upper ocean is highly dependent on the geographic location, the mid-latitude summertime mixed layer typically cools 3/sup 0/ to 5/sup 0/C and deepens 25 m during the first 30 days following the smoke injection. Moreover, a large fraction of this response is found to take place during a short 2- to 3-day period of very intense winds and falling air temperatures, which occurs during the first week or two after the smoke injection. copyrightAmerican Geophysical Union 1987
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The article of record as published may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/JC092iC02p01967
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Size: Pages: 1967-1974
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Journal Name: J. Geophys. Res.; (United States); Journal Volume: 92:C2
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