Physical oceanography and tracer chemistry of the southern ocean

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5064243

This report considers technical and scientific developments and research questions in studies of the Southern Ocean since its predecessor, /open quotes/Southern Ocean Dynamics--A Strategy for Scientific Exploration 1973-1983/close quotes/ was published. The summary lists key research questions in Southern Ocean oceanography. Chapter 1 describes how Southern Ocean research has evolved to provide the basis for timely research toward more directed objectives. Chapter 2 recommends four research programs, encompassing many of the specific recommendations that follow. Appendix A provides the scientific background and Reference/Bibliography list for this report for: on air-sea-ice interaction; the Antarctic Circumpolar Current; water mass conversion; chemical tracer oceanography; and numerical modeling of the Southern Ocean. Appendix B describes the satellite-based observation systems expected to be active during the next decade. Appendix C is a list of relevant reports published during 1981-1987. 146 refs.

• Research Organization: National Research Council, Washington, DC (USA). Ad Hoc Committee on Antarctic Physical and Chemical Oceanography
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-84ER60266
• OSTI ID: 5064243
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/60266-T2; ON: DE88006852
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Solar research: A strategy
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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