Visualizations - Oceans
See also: Oceans and Climate group and Ocean Modeling
Ocean Surface Temperature
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Sea surface temperature (SST) simulation from GFDL's high resolution coupled atmosphere-ocean model. As the animation focuses on various locations of the world ocean we see the major current systems eg. the Agulhas current, Brazil current, Gulf Stream, Pacific Equatorial current, Kuroshio current. The small scale eddy structure is resolved and evident. |
Title | Surface Speed |
| Description | Sea surface temperature (SST) simulation from GFDL's high resolution coupled atmosphere-ocean model. As the animation focuses on various locations of the world ocean we see the major current systems eg. the Agulhas current, Brazil current, Gulf Stream, Pacific Equatorial current, Kuroshio current. The small scale eddy structure is resolved and evident. | |
| Model name | CM2.4 | |
| Scientist(s) | Thomas Delworth Anthony Rosati |
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| Date created | March, 2008 | |
| Visualization Personnel | n/a | |
| Files | Png (768px×576px)
(1.3 MB) Png (4000px×3000px) (10.8 MB) Flash Mov (116 MB) Mpg (61 MB) Indian Ocean Flash Indian Ocean Mov (67 MB) Indian Ocean Wmv (72 MB) |
Ocean Surface Salinity
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This is a simulation of the Arctic Ocean Surface Salinity
from GFDL's high resolution coupled model. One can see the seasonal cycle
of summertime freshening from sea ice melt as well as the salty water entering
from the North Atlantic current. |
Title | Surface Salinity |
| Description | This is a simulation of the Arctic Ocean Surface Salinity from GFDL's high resolution coupled model. One can see the seasonal cycle of summertime freshening from sea ice melt as well as the salty water entering from the North Atlantic current. | |
| Model name | CM2.4 | |
| Scientist(s) | Thomas Delworth Anthony Rosati |
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| Date created | March, 2008 | |
| Visualization Personnel | n/a | |
| Files | Png
(1.3 MB) Mov (44 MB) Mpg (30 MB) Flash Indian Ocean Mov (45 MB) Indian Ocean Wmv (56 MB) Indian Ocean Flash |
Ocean Surface Speed
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A three-dimensional ocean circulation model has |
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Surface Speed |
| Description | A three-dimensional ocean circulation model has been used for studying both the ocean climate system and more idealized ocean circulations. | |
| Model name | Hybrid Isopycnal Model | |
| Scientist(s) | R. Hallberg | |
| Date created | n/a |
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| Visualization personnel | n/a | |
| Files | Gif
(679 KB) Flc (63 MB) Flash |
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The figure above shows us that southern ocean productivity may be linked with eddy activity. |
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SeaWIFS Productivity vs. Surface Speed |
| Description | The figure shows us that southern ocean productivity may be linked with eddy activity. | |
| Model name | Hybrid Isopycnal Model | |
| Scientist(s) | R. Hallberg | |
| Date created | n/a |
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| Visualization personnel | n/a | |
| Files | Png (18 KB) |
