Modelling Siberian river runoff — implications for contaminant transport in the Arctic Ocean
This model study investigates the role of Siberian river runoff for the transport of possible river contaminants in the Arctic Ocean. Three-dimensional coupled ice-ocean-models of different horizontal resolution are applied to simulate the dispersion of river water from Ob, Yenisei and Lena. These S...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.518.3391 2023-05-15T14:50:22+02:00 Modelling Siberian river runoff — implications for contaminant transport in the Arctic Ocean I. H. Harms A M. J. Karcher B D. Dethleff C The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 1999 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.518.3391 http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/research/shelfsea/JMS_99.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.518.3391 http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/research/shelfsea/JMS_99.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.ifm.zmaw.de/fileadmin/files/research/shelfsea/JMS_99.pdf text 1999 ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T09:58:19Z This model study investigates the role of Siberian river runoff for the transport of possible river contaminants in the Arctic Ocean. Three-dimensional coupled ice-ocean-models of different horizontal resolution are applied to simulate the dispersion of river water from Ob, Yenisei and Lena. These Siberian rivers are supposed to be important sources for various contaminants. The relevant processes which are considered in this study include the dispersion of dissolved or suspended contaminants in the water column and the transport of contaminated particles, incorporated into drifting sea ice. Circulation model results from both spatial scales explain the main pathways and transit times of Siberian river water in the Arctic Ocean. Kara Sea river water clearly dominates in the Siberian branch of the Transpolar Drift, while the Lena water dominates in the Canadian branch. River water concentrations in Nares Strait, Canadian Archipelago, are similar to those in the northern Fram Strait. Special emphasis is given to the seasonal variability of the river plume in the Kara Sea. Particle tracking simulations on the regional scale illustrate that Ob and Yenisei tracers behave differently. Yenisei tracers leave the Kara Sea quite fast towards the Arctic Ocean or the Laptev Sea, but Ob tracers spread also in the southern Kara Sea, in particular at lower levels. A comparison of simulated freezing rates and particle concentrations in Siberian coastal waters suggests that during autumn, the incorporation of particles into freezing sea ice near the estuaries of Ob and Yenisei is very likely. Simulated ice Text Arctic Arctic Ocean Canadian Archipelago Fram Strait Kara Sea laptev Laptev Sea Nares strait Sea ice Unknown Arctic Arctic Ocean Kara Sea Laptev Sea Nares ENVELOPE(158.167,158.167,-81.450,-81.450) |
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This model study investigates the role of Siberian river runoff for the transport of possible river contaminants in the Arctic Ocean. Three-dimensional coupled ice-ocean-models of different horizontal resolution are applied to simulate the dispersion of river water from Ob, Yenisei and Lena. These Siberian rivers are supposed to be important sources for various contaminants. The relevant processes which are considered in this study include the dispersion of dissolved or suspended contaminants in the water column and the transport of contaminated particles, incorporated into drifting sea ice. Circulation model results from both spatial scales explain the main pathways and transit times of Siberian river water in the Arctic Ocean. Kara Sea river water clearly dominates in the Siberian branch of the Transpolar Drift, while the Lena water dominates in the Canadian branch. River water concentrations in Nares Strait, Canadian Archipelago, are similar to those in the northern Fram Strait. Special emphasis is given to the seasonal variability of the river plume in the Kara Sea. Particle tracking simulations on the regional scale illustrate that Ob and Yenisei tracers behave differently. Yenisei tracers leave the Kara Sea quite fast towards the Arctic Ocean or the Laptev Sea, but Ob tracers spread also in the southern Kara Sea, in particular at lower levels. A comparison of simulated freezing rates and particle concentrations in Siberian coastal waters suggests that during autumn, the incorporation of particles into freezing sea ice near the estuaries of Ob and Yenisei is very likely. Simulated ice |
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Modelling Siberian river runoff — implications for contaminant transport in the Arctic Ocean |
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Modelling Siberian river runoff — implications for contaminant transport in the Arctic Ocean |
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Modelling Siberian river runoff — implications for contaminant transport in the Arctic Ocean |
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