期刊
POLAR SCIENCE
卷 3, 期 1, 页码 13-30出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2009.03.001
关键词
Southern Ocean; Hydrological fronts; Baroclinic transport; Water mass; Turbulent heat flux
资金
- Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
This paper addresses analysis of surface meteorological and hydrographic data collected along the transects Durban-India Bay, Antarctica (Track-1) and Prydz Bay-Mauritius (Track-2) during February-March 2007 as part of the International Polar Year project (IPY#70). Strong winds (> 12 m s(-1)) resulted in enhanced turbulent heat loss north of 45 degrees S. Whereas a highly stable marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL) and strong winds facilitated the release of latent heat of condensation along Track-1, a highly unstable MABL and strong winds resulted in large turbulent heat loss from the sea surface along Track-2, in the 40-45 degrees S belt. The northern and southern branches of Subantarctic Front on both tracks coalesce, while the Agulhas Retroflection Front (AF) and South Subtropical Front (SSTF) merge between 43 degrees and 44 degrees S on Track-2. The southern branch of the Polar Front (PF2) meanders 550 km southward towards the east. The Subtropical Surface Water, Central Water, and Mode Water are located north of 43.5 degrees S, while the Subantarctic Surface Water, Antarctic Surface Water, Antarctic Intermediate Water, and Circumpolar Deep Water are encountered in the region of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC). Baroclinic transport relative to 1000 db reveals that the ACC is enhanced by 10 x 10(6) m(3) s(-1) eastward, and a four-fold increase in transport occurs south of the ACC. Nearly 50% of the ACC transport occurs in the 100-500 m slab. We discuss the effects of the feedback of AC and hydrological fronts on the MABL. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. and NIPR. All rights reserved.
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