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The Flow of Dense Water Plumes in the Western Weddell Sea Simulated with the Finite Element Ocean Model (FEOM)
van Caspel, Mathias Rucker, Absy, João Marcelo, Wang, Qiang 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5394, Hellmer, Hartmut H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-9853 and Schröder, Michael
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5394, Hellmer, Hartmut H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-9853 and Schröder, Michael
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Mathias.van.Caspel [ at ] awi.de
Abstract
Ocean simulations performed with the Finite Element Ocean Model (FEOM) were used to show the relevance of the location of the dense water plume source on the western Weddell Sea continental shelf. When the plume starts close to the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula it flows into Bransfield Strait, but if it is found further south it can flow down the slope and contribute to Weddell Sea Deep Water (WSDW). The influence of density on the spreading was also tested indicating that a denser plume reaches greater depths while lighter plumes do not interact with the WSDW.
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van Caspel, Mathias Rucker, Absy, João Marcelo, Wang, Qiang ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5394, Hellmer, Hartmut H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-9853 and Schröder, Michael
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2704-5394, Hellmer, Hartmut H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9357-9853 and Schröder, Michael
;
Divisions
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Physical Oceanography of the Polar Seas
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Climate Dynamics
AWI Organizations > Climate Sciences > Climate Dynamics
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Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.2: Ice sheet dynamics and mass balance
Primary Topic
Helmholtz Programs > Helmholtz Research Programs > PACES II (2014-2020) > TOPIC 1: Changes and regional feedbacks in Arctic and Antarctic > WP 1.2: Ice sheet dynamics and mass balance
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37285
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10.1007/978-3-319-13865-7_14
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van Caspel, M. R.
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Absy, J. M.
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Wang, Q.
,
Hellmer, H. H.
and
Schröder, M.
(2015):
The Flow of Dense Water Plumes in the Western Weddell Sea Simulated with the Finite Element Ocean Model (FEOM)
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G. Lohmann
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H. Meggers
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V. Unnithan
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D. Wolf-Gladrow ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9531-8668
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J. Notholt
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A. Bracher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5517
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In: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science,
(Springer Earth System Sciences),
Heidelberg [u.a.],
Springer International Publishing,
251 p.,
ISBN: 978-3-319-13864-0
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doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-13865-7_14
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9531-8668
,
J. Notholt
and
A. Bracher ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3025-5517
(editors)
,
In: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach in Earth System Science,
(Springer Earth System Sciences),
Heidelberg [u.a.],
Springer International Publishing,
251 p.,
ISBN: 978-3-319-13864-0
.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-13865-7_14
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