The Water Mass Transformation Framework for Ocean Physics and Biogeochemistry

Groeskamp, Sjoerd; Griffies, Stephen M.; Iudicone, Daniele; Marsh, Robert; Nurser, A.J. George; Zika, Jan D.. 2019 The Water Mass Transformation Framework for Ocean Physics and Biogeochemistry. Annual Review of Marine Science, 11 (1). 271-305. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095421

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Abstract/Summary

The water mass transformation (WMT) framework weaves together circulation, thermodynamics, and biogeochemistry into a description of the ocean that complements traditional Eulerian and Lagrangian methods. In so doing, a WMT analysis renders novel insights and predictive capabilities for studies of ocean physics and biogeochemistry. In this review, we describe fundamentals of the WMT framework and illustrate its practical analysis capabilities. We show how it provides a robust methodology to characterize and quantify the impact of physical processes on buoyancy and other thermodynamic fields. We also detail how to extend WMT to insightful analysis of biogeochemical cycles.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095421
ISSN:	1941-1405
Date made live:	23 Jan 2019 11:55 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522081

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-marine-010318-095421

ISSN:

1941-1405

Date made live:

23 Jan 2019 11:55 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/522081