Formation of Barents Sea Branch Water in the north-eastern Barents Sea

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Vidar S. Lien, Alexander G. Trofimov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013
• Subjects: Dense water formation; Kara Sea; deep water; Atlantic Water; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; St. Anna Trough; Fram Strait; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.18905; https://doaj.org/article/010dc0c8ea104ab2a8709b0259476344

The Barents Sea throughflow accounts for approximately half of the Atlantic Water advection to the Arctic Ocean, while the other half flows through Fram Strait. Within the Barents Sea, the Atlantic Water undergoes considerable modifications before entering the Arctic Ocean through the St. Anna Troug...