Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the
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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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.545.7458 2023-05-15T15:43:43+02:00 Characteristics and variability of the inner front of the Southeastern Bering Sea N. B. Kachela G. L. Hunt Jr. B S. A. Saloc J. D. Schumacherd P. J. Stabenoc T. E. Whitledgee The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.545.7458 http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/foci/publications/2002/kachS406.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.545.7458 http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/foci/publications/2002/kachS406.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/foci/publications/2002/kachS406.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T11:16:50Z 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. Text Bering Sea Sea ice Unknown Bering Sea |
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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. |
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