Early Holocene Establishment of the Barents Sea Arctic Front

• Published in: Frontiers in Earth Science
• Main Authors: Bjørg Risebrobakken, Sarah M. P. Berben
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
• Subjects: Barents Sea; Arctic front; Holocene; planktic foraminifera; oceanography; Atlantic Water; Science; Q; Arctic; Svalbard; Bear Island; Foraminifera*; Neogloboquadrina pachyderma; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2018.00166; https://doaj.org/article/39dd1cb05f344c4c90e69f94dc6971ac

A main feature of the Barents Sea oceanography is the Arctic front. The Arctic front marks the transition between the dominating water masses of the Barents Sea: Atlantic Water in the south and Arctic Water in the north. Presently, the Barents Sea Arctic front is directed by the topography of the Be...