Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ...
Sea ice in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean has decreased significantly in recent years, and this will likely change the properties of the surface waters. A near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) at typical depths of 25–35 m has been previously described; however, its formation mechanisms, seas...
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ftdatacite:10.14288/1.0041916 2024-04-28T08:10:21+00:00 Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... McLaughlin, F. A. Carmack, E. C. Jackson, Jennifer Martine Ingram, R. Grant Allen, Susan E. 2011 https://dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.0041916 https://doi.library.ubc.ca/10.14288/1.0041916 en eng American Geophysical Union https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009jc005265 article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 2011 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.14288/1.004191610.1029/2009jc005265 2024-04-02T09:52:39Z Sea ice in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean has decreased significantly in recent years, and this will likely change the properties of the surface waters. A near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) at typical depths of 25–35 m has been previously described; however, its formation mechanisms, seasonal evolution, and interannual variability have not been established. Based on summertime conductivity, temperature, and depth surveys and year-round Ice-Tethered Profiler data from 2005 to 2008, we found that the NSTM forms when sufficient solar radiation warms the upper ocean. A seasonal halocline forms in summer once enough sea ice melt has accumulated to separate the surface mixed layer from the NSTM. The NSTM becomes trapped below the summer halocline, thereby storing heat from solar radiation. This heat can be stored year-round in the Canada Basin if the halocline is strong enough to persist through winter. In addition, energy from storm-driven mixing can weaken the summer halocline and entrain the NSTM, ... Text Arctic Arctic Ocean canada basin Sea ice DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Sea ice in the Canada Basin of the Arctic Ocean has decreased significantly in recent years, and this will likely change the properties of the surface waters. A near-surface temperature maximum (NSTM) at typical depths of 25–35 m has been previously described; however, its formation mechanisms, seasonal evolution, and interannual variability have not been established. Based on summertime conductivity, temperature, and depth surveys and year-round Ice-Tethered Profiler data from 2005 to 2008, we found that the NSTM forms when sufficient solar radiation warms the upper ocean. A seasonal halocline forms in summer once enough sea ice melt has accumulated to separate the surface mixed layer from the NSTM. The NSTM becomes trapped below the summer halocline, thereby storing heat from solar radiation. This heat can be stored year-round in the Canada Basin if the halocline is strong enough to persist through winter. In addition, energy from storm-driven mixing can weaken the summer halocline and entrain the NSTM, ... |
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McLaughlin, F. A. Carmack, E. C. Jackson, Jennifer Martine Ingram, R. Grant Allen, Susan E. Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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Identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the Canada Basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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identification, characterization, and change of the near-surface temperature maximum in the canada basin, 1993-2008 ... |
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