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The water mass transformation framework for ocean physics and biogeochemistry

The water mass transformation framework for ocean physics and biogeochemistry
The water mass transformation framework for ocean physics and biogeochemistry
The water mass transformation (WMT) framework weaves together circulation, thermodynamics, and biogeochemistry into a description of the ocean that complements traditional Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. In so doing, a WMT analysis renders novel insights and predictive capabilities for studies of ocean physics and biogeochemistry. In this review, we describe fundamentals of the WMT framework and illustrate its practical analysis capabilities. We show how it provides a robust methodology to characterize and quantify the impact of physical processes on buoyancy and other thermodynamic fields. We also detail how to extend WMT to insightful analysis of biogeochemical cycles.
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271-305
Groeskamp, Sjoerd
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Griffies, Stephen M.
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Iudicone, Daniele
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Marsh, Robert
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Nurser, A.j. George
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Groeskamp, Sjoerd
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Groeskamp, Sjoerd, Griffies, Stephen M., Iudicone, Daniele, Marsh, Robert, Nurser, A.j. George and Zika, Jan D. (2019) The water mass transformation framework for ocean physics and biogeochemistry. Annual Review of Marine Science, 11 (1), 271-305. (doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095421).

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The water mass transformation (WMT) framework weaves together circulation, thermodynamics, and biogeochemistry into a description of the ocean that complements traditional Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. In so doing, a WMT analysis renders novel insights and predictive capabilities for studies of ocean physics and biogeochemistry. In this review, we describe fundamentals of the WMT framework and illustrate its practical analysis capabilities. We show how it provides a robust methodology to characterize and quantify the impact of physical processes on buoyancy and other thermodynamic fields. We also detail how to extend WMT to insightful analysis of biogeochemical cycles.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 September 2018
Published date: 1 January 2019

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Local EPrints ID: 427778
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/427778
ISSN: 1941-1405
PURE UUID: 4f6b2f9b-c31f-4699-b0d0-a2c5db3272b3

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Date deposited: 29 Jan 2019 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 00:01

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Author: Sjoerd Groeskamp
Author: Stephen M. Griffies
Author: Daniele Iudicone
Author: Robert Marsh
Author: A.j. George Nurser
Author: Jan D. Zika

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