Search Results - "Schmitt, R. W."

Global Search for Autumn‐Lead Sea Surface Salinity Predictors of Winter Precipitation in Southwestern United States by Liu, T., Schmitt, R. W., Li, L.

“…Sea surface salinity (SSS) is sensitive to changes in ocean evaporation and precipitation, that is, to changes in the oceanic water cycle. Through the close…”
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Enhanced Diapycnal Mixing by Salt Fingers in the Thermocline of the Tropical Atlantic by Schmitt, R. W, Ledwell, J. R, Montgomery, E. T, Polzin, K. L, Toole, J. M

“…Diapycnal mixing plays a significant role in the ocean's circulation and uptake of heat and carbon dioxide, but has not been quantified in salt finger-driven…”
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Spatial Variability of Turbulent Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean by Polzin, K. L., Toole, J. M., Ledwell, J. R., Schmitt, R. W.

“…Ocean microstructure data show that turbulent mixing in the deep Brazil Basin of the South Atlantic Ocean is weak at all depths above smooth abyssal plains and…”
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Evidence for enhanced mixing over rough topography in the abyssal ocean by Toole, J. M, Polzin, K. L, Ledwell, J. R, Montgomery, E. T, St. Laurent, L. C, Schmitt, R. W

“…The overturning circulation of the ocean plays an important role in modulating the Earth's climate. But whereas the mechanisms for the vertical transport of…”
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Seismic imaging of a thermohaline staircase in the western tropical North Atlantic by Fer, I., Nandi, P., Holbrook, W. S., Schmitt, R. W., Páramo, P.

“…Multichannel seismic data acquired in the Lesser Antilles in the western tropical North Atlantic indicate that the seismic reflection method has imaged an…”
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Observational and laboratory insights into salt finger convection by Schmitt, R.W.

“…Improving observational capabilities in the ocean are revealing a substantial body of evidence that the double-diffusive instability known as salt fingers is…”
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Intense mixing of Antarctic Bottom Water in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean by Polzin, K. L, Speer, K. G, Toole, J. M, Schmitt, R. W

“…The spreading of the Antarctic Bottom Water is highly constrained by ocean-floor topography. Direct measurements which quantify the spreading processes…”
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Near-boundary mixing above the flanks of a midlatitude seamount by Toole, John M., Schmitt, Raymond W., Polzin, Kurt L., Kunze, Eric

“…Fine‐scale velocity and density profile data with concurrent turbulent velocity and temperature dissipation estimates obtained above the flanks of Fieberling…”
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Double Diffusion in Oceanography by Schmitt, R W

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Seismic estimates of turbulent diffusivity and evidence of nonlinear internal wave forcing by geometric resonance in the South China Sea by Fortin, W. F. J., Holbrook, W. S., Schmitt, R. W.

“…The Luzon Passage generates some of the largest amplitude internal waves in the global ocean as the result of coupling between strong tides, strong…”
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The dispersal of the Amazon and Orinoco River water in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea: Observation from space and S-PALACE floats by Hu, Chuanmin, Montgomery, Ellyn T., Schmitt, Raymond W., Muller-Karger, Frank E.

“…The temporal evolution of spatial patterns of the colored water mass associated with the discharges of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers between 1997 and 2002 was…”
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Thermohaline Fine Structure in an Oceanographic Front from Seismic Reflection Profiling by Holbrook, W. Steven, Páramo, Pedro, Pearse, Scott, Schmitt, Raymond W.

“…We present acoustic images of oceanic thermohaline structure created from marine seismic reflection profiles across the major oceanographic front between the…”
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Equatorial currents at 1000 m in the Atlantic Ocean by Molinari, Robert L., Garzoli, Silvia L., Schmitt, Raymond W.

“…Twenty‐seven Profiling ALACE (PALACE) floats were deployed in the equatorial Atlantic during July–August 1997. The floats were ballasted to drift at 1000 m for…”
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Acoustic altimeter control of a free vehicle for near-bottom turbulence measurements by Montgomery, E.T., Schmitt, R.W.

“…A 200 kHz acoustic altimeter was incorporated into the freely-falling High Resolution Profiler (Schmitt et al., 1988; Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic…”
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High-frequency acoustic scattering from turbulent oceanic microstructure: the importance of density fluctuations by Lavery, Andone C, Schmitt, Raymond W, Stanton, Timothy K

“…Acoustic scattering techniques provide a unique and powerful tool to remotely investigate the physical properties of the ocean interior over large spatial and…”
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Estimates of Diapycnal Mixing in the Abyssal Ocean by Toole, John M., Polzin, Kurt L., Schmitt, Raymond W.

“…Profiles of diapycnal eddy diffusivity to a maximum depth of 4000 meters were derived from ocean velocity and temperature microstructure data obtained in…”
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Salinity and the Global Water Cycle by SCHMITT, RAYMOND W.

“…Climate change is in the news frequently these days, and better-informed commentators note that changes in the water cycle pose the greatest challenge to…”
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Seismic estimates of turbulent diffusivity and evidence of nonlinear internal wave forcing by geometric resonance in the S outh C hina S ea by Fortin, W. F. J., Holbrook, W. S., Schmitt, R. W.

“…The Luzon Passage generates some of the largest amplitude internal waves in the global ocean as the result of coupling between strong tides, strong…”
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Ocean Energy: Forms and Prospects by Isaacs, John D., Schmitt, Walter R.

“…The nature and distribution of power sources of the sea other than petroleum are discussed, along with possible entrees for their use. Waves, tides, currents,…”
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Mapping turbulent diffusivity associated with oceanic internal lee waves offshore Costa Rica by Fortin, Will F. J, Holbrook, W. Steven, Schmitt, Raymond W

“…Breaking internal waves play a primary role in maintaining the meridional overturning circulation. Oceanic lee waves are known to be a significant contributor…”
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