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A Simple Dynamical Model of the Warm-Water Branch of the Middepth Meridional Overturning Cell

Creator:

Samelson, R. M.

Abstract:

A reduced-gravity model is presented of the warm-water branch of the middepth meridional overturning circulation in a rectangular basin with a circumpolar connection. The model describes the balance between production of warm water by Ekman advection across the circumpolar current, dissipation of warm water by eddy fluxes southward across the...

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Nocturnal light and lunar cycle effects on diel migration of micronekton

Creator:

Benoit-Bird, Kelly J., Au, Whitlow W. L., and Wisdom, Daniel W.

Abstract:

The roles of nocturnal light and lunar phase in the diel migration of micronekton from a nearshore scattering layer were examined. Migration patterns were measured over six complete lunar cycles using moored upwardlooking echosounders while nocturnal surface irradiance was recorded. We hypothesized that animals would remain at a constant isolume...

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