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Internal Waves in the Arctic Ocean

250 to 800 meters below the surface of the Arctic Ocean, there is a layer of water originating from the Atlantic which is warmer than the topmost layer in contact with the sea ice above. If the heat in the Atlantic layer were to rise to the surface, all Arctic sea ice would melt within five years. This talk will focus on one possible source for the energy required to mix this heat upwards: Internal waves generated by winds blowing across the ocean surface.
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Michael Schee
Internal Waves in the Arctic Ocean
Event series  Virtual Summer Colloquium