Labrador Sea freshening linked to Beaufort Gyre freshwater release

The Beaufort Gyre in the western Arctic Ocean has accumulated a large amount of freshwater. Here, the authors show that a historical release in the 1980s resulted in a strong freshening of the western Labrador Sea, suggesting that a future release of the current freshwater volume could even be more...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Jiaxu Zhang, Wilbert Weijer, Michael Steele, Wei Cheng, Tarun Verma, Milena Veneziani
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
Science
Q
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Labrador Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3
https://doaj.org/article/45234c03432a43c0955a5993928ee832
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Summary:The Beaufort Gyre in the western Arctic Ocean has accumulated a large amount of freshwater. Here, the authors show that a historical release in the 1980s resulted in a strong freshening of the western Labrador Sea, suggesting that a future release of the current freshwater volume could even be more impactful.

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