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dc.contributor.authorTeigen, Sigurd Henrikeng
dc.contributor.authorNilsen, Frankeng
dc.contributor.authorSkogseth, Ragnheideng
dc.contributor.authorGjevik, Bjørneng
dc.contributor.authorBeszczynska-Möller, Agnieszkaeng
dc.date.accessioned2012-01-11T14:34:19Z
dc.date.available2012-01-11T14:34:19Z
dc.date.issued2011-07-15eng
dc.identifier.issn0148-0227en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/5404
dc.description.abstractBaroclinic instability in the West Spitsbergen Current is investigated, based on data from an array of current meter moorings along 78.83oN, across the deeper (1000-2400 m) section of the continental slope west of Svalbard. Numerical linear stability analyses of the current are presented, utilizing a normal mode two-layer linear model and idealizations of the baroclinic velocity field and the cross-shelf bathymetry. The characteristic period, wave length, and growth rate of unstable vorticity waves are revealed, appearing as two distinct peaks in growth rate, with typical wave periods of 35-75 h and wave lengths 15-30 km. The resulting vorticity wave structure of the dominant unstable mode is centered close to the position of the maximum current. Wavelet and rotary spectrum analysis of the current meter data from September 2007 to July 2009 detect transient signals with significant energy at similar oscillation periods as indicated by the linear stability analysis, which suggests that the baroclinic instability process is active during ∼ 30% of the measurement record and is most pronounced during winter/spring. Unstable vorticity waves represent an effective mechanism for cooling the core of the West Spitsbergen Current by isopycnal transport of water masses from the core to the surface. The heat loss associated with the most unstable mode is estimated to reach 240 W/m2, which is comparable with reported values of winter surface heat loss.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/5406" target="blank">Water mass exchange in the sea west of Svalbard. A process study of flow instability and vortex generated heat fluxes in the West Spitsbergen Current</a>en_US
dc.titleBaroclinic Instability in the West Spitsbergen Currenten_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright (2011) American Geophysical Unionen_US
dc.source.articlenumberC07012
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2011jc006974
dc.identifier.cristin841422
dc.source.journalJournal of Geophysical Research – Oceans
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450en_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Geophysical Research – Oceans 116: C07012
dc.source.volume116
dc.source.issueC7


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