Description and Analysis of Overflow Observations in the Denmark Strait

University Of Washington, Seattle WA

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Abstract

0099275/Sanford This project will support processing and analysis of data from the Denmark Strait Overflow, collected during an expedition to the Denmark Strait. These data will be used to produce a description of the energetics, eddy characteristics and basic dynamical parameters of the Denmark Strait Overflow. The results will be used to test the predictions of existing theories of hydraulic control in dense overflows. The observed data will also be used to examine the structure of eddies in the Denmark Strait. The properties of the flow in and near the eddies will be compared with three existing theories of eddy formation in an effort to determine which one is most applicable to the Denmark Strait.