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Regional Oceanography II

Regional Oceanography II . OEAS 604. Lecture Outline Atlantic Ocean circulation Indian Ocean circulation Chapters 8,9 – Knauss Chapter 9,11 – Talley et al. Westerlies – 30-60 latitude Trade Winds – from east Intertropical Convergence Zone (Doldrums) . Annual Mean Wind Field.

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Regional Oceanography II

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  1. Regional Oceanography II OEAS 604 • Lecture Outline • Atlantic Ocean circulation • Indian Oceancirculation • Chapters 8,9 – Knauss • Chapter 9,11– Talley et al.

  2. Westerlies – 30-60 latitude Trade Winds – from east Intertropical Convergence Zone (Doldrums) Annual Mean Wind Field

  3. January – Mean Wind Field

  4. July – Mean Wind Field

  5. East and west basins separated by Mid-Atlantic Ridge Connection to Arctic and Southern Ocean NADW formation in Greenland, Norwegian and Labrador Seas

  6. Antarctic Bottom Water Pathways Different varieties along western and eastern sides of basin Limited across basin exchange Flow on eastern side blocked by Walvis Ridge

  7. AAIW Depth of Minimum Salinity

  8. Atlantic Ocean Current Structure • Subtropical gyres in both hemispheres • Eastern and western boundary currents • Subpolar gyre in northern hemisphere • Equatorial current system • Connection to Arctic • Connection to Southern Ocean

  9. Western Boundary Currents Gulf Stream, Brazil Current Eastern Boundary Currents Canary Current, Benguela Current Equatorial Current System North Equatorial Current Equatorial Countercurrent South Equatorial Current Subpolar Gyre North Atlantic Current Irminger Current East and West Greenland Currents Labrador Current

  10. Gulf Stream Deep current High velocity High transport Brazil Current

  11. Gulf Stream Variability Branches – North Atlantic Current, Azores Current Sargasso Sea

  12. Gulf Stream rings Warm core ring Cold core rings Cold core ring location

  13. Canary Current – eastern boundary current Shallower Lower velocity Upwelling

  14. Temperature section across Equator in Atlantic Ocean

  15. South Atlantic Current System

  16. Gulf of Mexico Loop Current – spin off eddies

  17. Mediterranean Outflow Temperature at 1000 m Salinity at 1000 m

  18. Mediterranean SeaBathymetry

  19. Currents – Mediterranean

  20. Water Masses - Mediterranean LIW - Levantine Intermediate Water

  21. Indian Ocean Blocked to north Wind patterns change direction with season (monsoon) Circulation in northern Indian Ocean changes direction every six months

  22. Northeast Monsoon • Northern winter (Dec-Feb) cooling of Siberia and Central Asia land mass – greater than cooling of ocean • Atmospheric high pressure forms over land and develops polar continental air mass that sets up pressure gradient that directs winds from land towards sea – cold dry air • Over Africa have trans-equatorial meridional atmospheric pressure gradient (high north, low south) that directs wind into Indian Ocean • Blocks the southward extent of NE monsoon – usually does not cross about 10°S

  23. Southwest Monsoon • Northern summer (June-Aug) warming of southern Eurasia and North Africa land mass • Atmospheric low pressure forms that directs winds from sea to land – pick up moisture • Strong southwest winds blow over the Arabian Sea and Ba of Bengal carrying considerable water vapor – produces the summer rains

  24. Indian Ocean – Monsoon System

  25. Northeast Monsoon Southwest Monsoon

  26. Agulhas Current Western boundary current

  27. Leeuwin Current – eastern boundary current

  28. Australian Mediterranean Sea

  29. Australian Mediterranean Sea February August

  30. Next Class • Continue Currents and Water Masses • Pacific Ocean – Chapter 10, Talley et al. • Ocean-atmosphere coupling, Climate change – Chapter 14, Talley et al. • Quiz – Thursday, 14 November

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