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
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Arctic Ocean
Labrador Sea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:45234c03432a43c0955a5993928ee832 2023-05-15T14:53:53+02:00 Labrador Sea freshening linked to Beaufort Gyre freshwater release Jiaxu Zhang Wilbert Weijer Michael Steele Wei Cheng Tarun Verma Milena Veneziani 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3 https://doaj.org/article/45234c03432a43c0955a5993928ee832 EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3 https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723 doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3 2041-1723 https://doaj.org/article/45234c03432a43c0955a5993928ee832 Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) Science Q article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21470-3 2022-12-31T11:24:00Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Labrador Sea Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Nature Communications 12 1
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Labrador Sea freshening linked to Beaufort Gyre freshwater release
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description 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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