Physical oceanography of frontal zones in the subarctic seas / / by Andrey G. Kostianoy, Jacques C.J. Nihoul and Vyacheslav B. Rodionov

• Autore: Kostianoi A. G
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Disciplina: 551.4’6 22; 551.46
• Soggetto topico: Ocean circulation - Arctic Ocean; Oceanography - Arctic Ocean; Oceanography - Arctic regions
• Altri autori: NihoulJacques C. J RodionovV. B
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Terminology, definitions, basic characteristics and methods of investigation; 1.1. Definition of frontal zones and fronts; 1.2. Basic characteristics of frontal zones and fronts; 1.3. Modern methods of investigation of frontal zones; Chapter 2. Brief history of exploration and oceanographic investigations in the Subarctic Seas; 2.1. Historical overview of exploration of the Norwegian, Greenland, and Barents Seas; 2.2. Exploration of the Northeast Passage, the Far East, and the Bering Sea ; 2.3. State of the art in the research of oceanic fronts in the Subarctic SeasChapter 3. Frontal zones in the Norwegian and Greenland Seas; 3.1. General physical and geographical characteristics of the seas; 3.2. Systematization of frontal zones; 3.3. Norwegian Current Frontal Zone; 3.4. Coastal Frontal Zone of the Norwegian Sea; 3.5. Iceland-Faeroe Frontal Zone; 3.6. East Greenland Frontal Zone; 3.7. Iceland Coastal Frontal Zone; 3.8. Jan Mayen Frontal Zone; 3.9. Mohn Ridge Frontal Zone and Northern Greenland Sea Frontal Zone; 3.10. West Spitsbergen Frontal Zone ; Chapter 4. Frontal zones in the Barents and White Seas4.1. General physical and geographical characteristics of the Barents Sea; 4.2. General physical and geographical characteristics of the White Sea; 4.3. Systematization of frontal zones; 4.4. Bear Island Frontal Zone; 4.5. Western Trough Frontal Zone; 4.6. Central Rise Frontal Zone; 4.7. Marginal Ice (Arctic) Frontal Zone; 4.8. Central Trough Frontal Zone; 4.9. Eastern Barents Sea Frontal Zones; 4.10. Coastal Frontal Zones of the Barents Sea; 4.11. North Cape Frontal Zone; 4.12. The frontal zones of the White Sea ; Chapter 5. Frontal zones in the Bering Sea5.1. General physical and geographical characteristics of the Bering Sea; 5.2. Systematization of frontal zones; 5.3. Introduction to three-dimensional general circulation modeling of the northern Bering Sea; 5.4. The GHER direct model; 5.5. Mathematical visualization of the northern Bering Sea's general circulation ecohydrodynamics in typical summer conditions; 5.6. The GHER inverse model; 5.7. Reconstruction of the northern Bering Sea's general circulation ecohydrodynamics from observations ; 5.8. Natural variability of the northern Bering Sea's general circulation ecohydrodynamicsChapter 6. Structure of hydrophysical fields inside frontal zones; 6.1. Multifrontal structure of frontal zones; 6.2. General types of internal structures of frontal zones; 6.3. Thermohaline structure of frontal zones; 6.4. Vertical fine structure in the North Polar Frontal Zone; Chapter 7. Mesoscale processes responsible for the internal structure of frontal zones; 7.1. Mesoscale structures in frontal zones; 7.2. Sources of formation of mesoscale structures in frontal zones ; 7.3. Cross-frontal ""vortical"" heat and salt exchange
• Sommario/riassunto: This title presents the systematization and description of accumulated knowledge on oceanic fronts of the Norwegian, Greenland, Barents and Bering Seas. The main fronts of the Norwegian, Greenland and Barents Seas are part of the climatic North Polar Frontal Zone (NPFZ). The work is based on numerous observational data, collected by the authors during special sea experiments directed at the investigation of physical processes and phenomena inside certain parts of the NPFZ and in the northern part of the Bering Sea, on archive data of the USSR Hydrometeocenter and other research institutions, a
• Titolo autorizzato: Physical oceanography of frontal zones in the subarctic seas
• ISBN: 1-281-05512-3; 9786611055127; 0-08-053889-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911004741003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Elsevier oceanography series ; ; 71.