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    Thermohaline circulation of shallow tidal seas

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    2008-06-11
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    Hill, A. E.
    Brown, J.
    Fernand, L.
    Holt, J.
    Horsburgh, K. J.
    Proctor, R.
    Raine, R.
    Turrell, W. R.
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    Hill, A. E. Brown, J.; Fernand, L.; Holt, J.; Horsburgh, K. J.; Proctor, R.; Raine, R.; Turrell, W. R. (2008). Thermohaline circulation of shallow tidal seas. Geophysical Research Letters 35 (11),
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    Abstract
    The mechanisms controlling the temperature and salinity structure of shallow continental shelf seas have been understood for over thirty years, yet knowledge of what drives their large-scale circulation has remained relatively unknown. Here we describe a decade long programme of measurements, using satellite-tracked drifting buoys on the northwest European shelf, to draw attention to a striking picture of highly organised thermohaline circulation consisting of narrow, near surface, fast flowing jets. These are ubiquitous above sharp horizontal gradients in bottom temperatures and/or salinities. The circulation phenomena we describe are likely to be prevalent on all similar, wide, tidally energetic continental shelves including those off north-eastern China, Argentina and parts of the Arctic. The robust, repeatable observation of the key role of jets above bottom fronts results in a fundamental reassessment of how we view the dynamics of shelf seas.
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