An emerging pathway of Atlantic Water to the Barents Sea through the Svalbard Archipelago: drivers and variability

• Main Authors: Kalhagen, Kjersti, Skogseth, Ragnheid, Baumann, Till M., Falck, Eva, Fer, Ilker
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Barents Sea; Svalbard Archipelago; Hopen; Edgeøya; Storfjordrenna; Storfjordbanken; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-3080; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2023-3080/

The Barents Sea, an important component of the Arctic Ocean, is experiencing shifts in ocean currents, stratification, sea-ice variability, and marine ecosystems. Inflowing Atlantic Water (AW) is known to be a key driver of change. Although AW predominantly enters the Barents Sea via the Barents Sea...