海洋科学. 海洋科学. 海の科学. 強化:内潮と海洋の混合
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P6, Canada. garrett@uvphys.phys.uvic.ca
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|September 27, 2003
まとめ
海底の地形によって引き起こされる海洋内潮は,潮エネルギーを深海に転送する. このプロセスは渦巻を発生させ,海洋の混合,循環,海洋生態系に影響を及ぼします.
科学分野:
- 海洋学 海洋学とは
- 地質物理学 地質物理学とは地質物理学です.
- 気候科学 気候科学
背景:
- 海洋の潮は,海底の内部潮に相当なエネルギーを転送する.
- 内部潮は,潮の周期を持つ波で,海洋の密度の層分化を通して伝播します.
研究 の 目的:
- 内潮の発生と影響を説明するために.
- 海洋の混合と循環における内潮の役割を強調する.
主な方法:
- 衛星観測と現地観測の分析.
- 波の伝播とエネルギー伝送メカニズムの説明.
主要な成果:
- 内部潮は乱流に崩壊し,深海で大きな混合を引き起こします.
- この混合は,海洋層分化と世界の海洋循環パターンに影響を与えます.
結論:
- 内潮は,海洋の特性やプロセスを調節する上で重要な役割を果たします.
- 内潮のエネルギーは,地球・月系の回転エネルギーから発生する.
- 内潮の理解は,気候と生物学的生産の予測に不可欠です.
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