Title :
Acoustic detection of thermohaline staircases in the ocean and laboratory
Author :
Schmitt, R.W. ; Nandi, P. ; Ross, T. ; Lavery, A. ; Holbrook, W.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Phys. Ocean, Woods Hole Oceanogr. Instn., MA
Abstract :
Low frequency seismic reflection profiling has recently been used to reveal the interior thermohaline fine structure of the ocean, including intrusions, water mass boundaries and internal waves (Holbrook, 2003; 2004; 2005). Limited in-situ property profiles have confirmed that intensified fine-scale gradients of temperature and salinity are the source of the reflectors. Here we suggest that double-diffusive thermohaline staircases can also be imaged using low frequency ocean data and high frequency laboratory data
Keywords :
ocean temperature; ocean waves; seawater; acoustic detection; double-diffusive thermohaline staircase; internal waves; ocean structure; ocean temperature; salinity; seismic reflection profiling; water mass boundary; Acoustic reflection; Acoustic signal detection; Displays; Fingers; Frequency; Geology; Geophysics; Laboratories; Notice of Violation; Ocean temperature;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS, 2005. Proceedings of MTS/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-34-3
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2005.1639893
