The freshwater composition of the Fram Strait outflow derived from a decade of tracer measurements

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Dodd, P A, Rabe, B, Hansen , E, Falck, E, Mackensen, Andreas, Rohling, Eelco, Stedmon, Colin, Kristiansen, Svein
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Wiley Online Library
• Subjects: Keywords: Arctic ocean; Common source; Fram strait; Meteoric waters; Seasonal variation; Tracer measurement; Water; Sea ice; decadal variation; meltwater; outflow; sea surface salinity; tracer; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Siberia; Fram Strait
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/78328; https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JC008011; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/78328/5/f5625xPUB69932012.pdf.jpg; https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/78328/7/01_Dodd_The_freshwater_composition_of_2012.pdf.jpg

The composition of the Fram Strait freshwater outflow is investigated by comparing 10 sections of concurrent salinity, δ18O, nitrate and phosphate measurements collected between 1997 and 2011. The largest inventories of net sea ice meltwater are found in