The major Baltic inflow in January 2003 and preconditioning by smaller inflows in summer/autumn 2002 : a model study

• Autorzy: Meier H. E. M. , Döscher R. , Broman B. , Piechura J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Using the results of the Rossby Centre Ocean model (RCO) the Baltic inflows in summer/autumn 2002 and January 2003 have been studied. The model results were extracted from a long simulation with observed atmospheric forcing starting in May 1980. In RCO a bottom boundary layer model was embedded. Both the smaller inflows and the major inflow in January 2003 are simulated in good agreement with observations. We found that a total of 222 km3 water entered the Baltic in January; the salinity of 94 km3 was greater than 17 PSU. In August/September 2002 the outflow through the Sound and inflow across the Darss Sill were simulated. The net inflow volume amounted to about 50 km3.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Baltic Sea; numerical modelling; major Baltic inflow; climate variability; bottom boundary layer

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Oceanology ; Elsevier
• Czasopismo: Oceanologia
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: No. 46 (4)
• Strony: 557--579
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., mapa, rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Meier H. E. M.

• Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Rossby Centre, SE-60176 Norrköping, Sweden

autor

Döscher R.

• Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Rossby Centre, SE-60176 Norrköping, Sweden

autor

Broman B.

• Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Rossby Centre, SE-60176 Norrköping, Sweden

autor

Piechura J.

• Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Powstańców Warszawy 55, PL-81-712 Sopot, Poland

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