Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate
Abstract Walczowski, W., Piechura, J., Goszczko, I., and Wieczorek, P. 2012. Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 864–869. The advection of warm Atlantic water (AW) through the Nordic Seas and its trans...
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croxfordunivpr:10.1093/icesjms/fss068 2024-05-12T07:59:34+00:00 Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate Walczowski, Waldemar Piechura, Jan Goszczko, Ilona Wieczorek, Piotr 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss068 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/69/5/864/29144866/fss068.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 69, issue 5, page 864-869 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 Ecology Aquatic Science Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2012 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss068 2024-04-18T08:14:38Z Abstract Walczowski, W., Piechura, J., Goszczko, I., and Wieczorek, P. 2012. Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 864–869. The advection of warm Atlantic water (AW) through the Nordic Seas and its transformation (cooling and freshening) is one of the most important climatological processes in the region. Time-series of hydrographic observations in the northern Nordic Seas and the Fram Strait region are presented and analysed. Significant variability in the properties of AW has been observed in recent years. A 15-year time-series of summer observations indicate positive trends in salinity and temperature and two 5–6-year cycles. The northward advance of AW in 2006 was an unprecedented event. The position of the warm-water tongue shifted more than 350 km to the north, and temperatures in the West Spitsbergen Current reached the highest values ever recorded. These changes in AW temperature, heat content, and northward transport had a strong influence on the oceanic climate and sea-ice conditions north of Svalbard. These oceanic signals led to environmental changes that confirm the primary role of the ocean in shaping the climate of the region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fram Strait Nordic Seas Sea ice Svalbard Spitsbergen Oxford University Press Arctic Svalbard ICES Journal of Marine Science 69 5 864 869 |
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Abstract Walczowski, W., Piechura, J., Goszczko, I., and Wieczorek, P. 2012. Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 864–869. The advection of warm Atlantic water (AW) through the Nordic Seas and its transformation (cooling and freshening) is one of the most important climatological processes in the region. Time-series of hydrographic observations in the northern Nordic Seas and the Fram Strait region are presented and analysed. Significant variability in the properties of AW has been observed in recent years. A 15-year time-series of summer observations indicate positive trends in salinity and temperature and two 5–6-year cycles. The northward advance of AW in 2006 was an unprecedented event. The position of the warm-water tongue shifted more than 350 km to the north, and temperatures in the West Spitsbergen Current reached the highest values ever recorded. These changes in AW temperature, heat content, and northward transport had a strong influence on the oceanic climate and sea-ice conditions north of Svalbard. These oceanic signals led to environmental changes that confirm the primary role of the ocean in shaping the climate of the region. |
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Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate |
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Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate |
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Changes in Atlantic water properties: an important factor in the European Arctic marine climate |
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