The upper ocean circulation at Great Meteor Seamount |
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Authors: | Aike Beckmann Christian Mohn |
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Institution: | (1) Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany e-mail: beckmann@awi-bremerhaven.de, DE;(2) Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany e-mail: mohn@dkrz.de, DE |
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Abstract: | The circulation patterns at Meteor Seamount are investigated for implications for the marine ecosystem, using a numerical
ocean circulation model. The importance of tidal amplification and rectification as well as internal tide generation has been
documented in Part I of this study. Passive tracers confirm the idea that there is an area above the seamount which is largely
isolated from the surroundings. Lagrangian particle trajectories are used to test and quantify the potential for retention.
We find that passively advected organisms are more likely to remain in the near-surface layers above Meteor Seamount than
actively migrating organisms, which might escape from the area. Finally, the importance of strong wind events on the distribution
of particles is illustrated.
Received: 10 January 2002 / Accepted: 2 September 2002
Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge helpful discussions with Catriona Clemmesen, Rabea Diekmann, Frank Hartmann, Inga Hense,
Manfred Kaufmann and Bettina Martin. This work was funded by the DFG under contracts Me 487/38-2 and Be 1851/1-1 as part of
the Great Meteor Seamount project.
Responsible Editor: Jean-Marie Beckers |
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Keywords: | Meteor Seamount Numerical model Passive tracers Lagrangian floats Vertical migration Wind effects |
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