Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea
The inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea shows marked spatial variability in frontal characteristics created by regional differences in forcing mechanisms. Differences in forcing mechanisms (sea ice advance/retreat and storm strength and timing) and early spring water properties result in stro...
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ftcdlib:qt3wm6n1nh 2023-05-15T15:43:26+02:00 Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea Kachel, NB Hunt, GL Salo, SA Schumacher, JD Stabeno, PJ Whitledge, TE 5889 - 5909 2002-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3wm6n1nh english eng eScholarship, University of California qt3wm6n1nh http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3wm6n1nh Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Kachel, NB; Hunt, GL; Salo, SA; Schumacher, JD; Stabeno, PJ; & Whitledge, TE. (2002). Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 49(26), 5889 - 5909. doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00324-7. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3wm6n1nh article 2002 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00324-7 2017-12-08T23:55:49Z The inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea shows marked spatial variability in frontal characteristics created by regional differences in forcing mechanisms. Differences in forcing mechanisms (sea ice advance/retreat and storm strength and timing) and early spring water properties result in strong interannual variability in biological, chemical, and physical features near the front. We have developed a simple model based on surface heat flux and water-column mixing to explain the existence of cold belts (Cont. Shelf Res. 19(14) (1999) 1833) associated with such fronts. Hydrography, fluorescence and nutrient observations show that pumping of nutrients into the euphotic zone occurs, and this can prolong primary production at the inner front. The effectiveness of this process depends on two factors: the existence of a reservoir of nutrients in the lower layer on the middle shelf and the occurrence of sufficient wind and tidal energy to mix the water column. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Sea ice University of California: eScholarship Bering Sea Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 49 26 5889 5909 |
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The inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea shows marked spatial variability in frontal characteristics created by regional differences in forcing mechanisms. Differences in forcing mechanisms (sea ice advance/retreat and storm strength and timing) and early spring water properties result in strong interannual variability in biological, chemical, and physical features near the front. We have developed a simple model based on surface heat flux and water-column mixing to explain the existence of cold belts (Cont. Shelf Res. 19(14) (1999) 1833) associated with such fronts. Hydrography, fluorescence and nutrient observations show that pumping of nutrients into the euphotic zone occurs, and this can prolong primary production at the inner front. The effectiveness of this process depends on two factors: the existence of a reservoir of nutrients in the lower layer on the middle shelf and the occurrence of sufficient wind and tidal energy to mix the water column. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea |
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Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea |
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Kachel, NB; Hunt, GL; Salo, SA; Schumacher, JD; Stabeno, PJ; & Whitledge, TE. (2002). Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the southeastern Bering Sea. Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, 49(26), 5889 - 5909. doi:10.1016/S0967-0645(02)00324-7. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/3wm6n1nh |
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