Modeling the Arctic Ocean - MITgcm on Ice
The Arctic Ocean halocline, a layer of high vertical salinity gradient and near-freezing temperature, insulates the surface sea-ice from heat stored in Atlantic water with a significant impact on sea-ice growth and melt. An understanding of its role in the general circulation is therefore of great value to an understanding of ocean - sea-ice coupling in the region.
In this video interview, polar researcher An Nguyen presents the results of a recently published ocean and sea-ice modeling study of the Chukchi Sea she co-authored with researchers at JPL.
You can find out more about An Nguyen, this project, and the MIT General Circulation Model, or MITgcm at http://mitgcm.org/2012/07/27/mitgcm-on-ice.
Video by Helen Hill
credit
Program in Atmospheres, Oceans and Climate, EAPS
