Chapter Nine¶
Atlantic Ocean¶
Data files supplied for Chapter 9 exercises
Atlantic sections: →
A22_1997: →
A22_1997_bottle.joa
A20_2003: →
A20_2003_clean_bottle.joa
A21_1990: →
A21_1990_clean_bottle.joa
A21_1990_clean_hy1.csv
A21_1990_decimated_CTD.joa
A12_1992: →
A12_1992_clean_bottle_hy1.csv
A12_1992_clean_bottle.joa
A12_1992_clean_CTD.joa
Atlantic_35W_1983: →
Atlantic_35°W_bottle.joa
A13.5_AJAX_1983: →
A13.5_AJAX_1983_bottle.poa
A10_1992: →
A10_1992_bottle.joa
A01_1991: →
A01_1991_bottle.poa
A05_1992: →
A05_1992_clean_bottle.joa
A10_2003: →
A10_2003_clean_bottle.joa
Atlantic_48N_nearA02_1982: →
Atlantic_48°N_1982_bottle.joa
A08_1983: →
A08_1983_bottle.joa
WOA_copies_of_Atlantic_sections: →
A01_WOA05_clean.joa
A05_WOA05_clean.joa
A12_WOA05_clean.joa
A16_WOA05.joa
A20_WOA05_clean.joa
A21_WOA05_clean.joa
A16_2003_2005: →
A16_2003_2005_clean_bottle.joa
A16_2003_2005_decimated_CTD.joa
A06_1989: →
A06_1989_bottle.joa
A08_1994: →
A08_1994_bottle.joa
A03_1993: →
A03_1993_bottle.joa
A22_2003: →
A22_2003_clean_bottle.joa
A20_1997: →
A20_1997_bottle.joa
A16_1988_1989: →
A16_1988_1989_bottle.joa
A01W_1995: →
A01W_1995_clean_bottle.joa
A05_1998: →
A05_1998_clean_bottle.joa
WOA98_heavideci_basin_global_gridded_data: →
WOA98_heavydeci_Atlantic.poa
WOA_decimated_basin_global_gridded_data: →
WOA05_decimated_Atlantic.joa
WOA05_decimated_North_Atlantic.joa
WOA05_decimated_South_Atlantic.joa
WOA_basin_global_gridded_data: →
WOA05_Atlantic.joa
WOA05_NorthAtlantic_square.joa
Download: Chapter 9 Data Files
Goals¶
Understand the water masses, circulation and other aspects of descriptive physical oceanography of the Atlantic Ocean & its marginal seas
To accomplish this, one will:¶
Learn to extract data subsets from map plots
Learn how to use advanced JOA tools for working with basin-scale data sets
Tools¶
JOA Section Editor
Interpolations Options dialog box
DPO Chapter 9 Sections¶
DPO JOA examples are available for the following emphasized sections:
9.1 |
Introduction and overview |
9.2 |
Forcing |
9.2.1 |
Wind forcing |
9.2.2 |
Buoyancy forcing |
9.3 |
North Atlantic circulation |
9.3.1 |
Subtropical circulation |
9.3.2 |
Gulf Stream system |
9.3.3 |
Canary and Portugal Current systems |
9.3.4 |
North Atlantic Current |
9.3.5 |
Subpolar circulation |
9.3.6 |
North Atlantic eddy variability and Gulf Stream rings |
9.4 |
Tropical Atlantic circulation |
9.5 |
South Atlantic circulation |
9.5.1 |
Subtropical gyre |
9.5.2 |
Brazil Current |
9.5.3 |
Malvinas Current and Subantarctic Front |
9.5.4 |
Benguela Current System |
9.5.5 |
South Atlantic eddy variability and Agulhas rings |
9.6 |
Depth dependence of the Atlantic Ocean circulation |
9.6.1 |
Depth dependence of the wind-driven circulation |
9.6.1.1 |
Depth dependence of the subtropical gyre circulation |
9.6.1.2 |
Depth dependence of the North Atlantic’s subpolar gyre |
9.6.2 |
Deep circulation and Deep Western Boundary Currents |
9.6.2.1 |
Lateral circulation and basin connections |
9.6.2.2 |
Deep Western Boundary Currents |
9.6.2.3 |
Recirculations and time dependence |
9.7 |
Meridional overturning circulation in the Atlantic |
9.8 |
Atlantic Ocean water masses |
9.8.1 |
Potential temperature vs. salinity and oxygen |
9.8.2 |
Atlantic Ocean upper waters |
9.8.2.1 |
Surface water and mixed layer |
9.8.2.2 |
Central Water and Subtropical Underwater |
9.8.2.3 |
Mode Waters |
9.8.3 |
Intermediate waters |
9.8.3.1 |
Labrador Sea Water |
9.8.3.2 |
Mediterranean Water |
9.8.3.3 |
Antarctic Intermediate Water |
9.8.4 |
Deep and bottom waters |
9.8.4.1 |
Nordic Seas Overflow Waters |
9.8.4.2 |
Antarctic Bottom Water |
9.8.4.3 |
North Atlantic Deep Water |
9.9 |
Climate and the Atlantic Ocean |