Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009)
The recently observed warming of west Spitsbergen fjords has led to anomalous sea-ice conditions and has implications for the marine ecosystem. We investigated long-term trends of maximum temperature of Atlantic Water (AW) in two west Spitsbergen fjords. The data set is composed of more than 400 oce...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:995af23ec7ee4935905a8f5384aeb9e4 2023-05-15T16:55:56+02:00 Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) Alexey K. Pavlov Vigdis Tverberg Boris V. Ivanov Frank Nilsen Stig Falk-Petersen Mats A. Granskog 2013-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.11206 https://doaj.org/article/995af23ec7ee4935905a8f5384aeb9e4 EN eng Norwegian Polar Institute http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/download/11206/pdf_1 https://doaj.org/toc/0800-0395 https://doaj.org/toc/1751-8369 doi:10.3402/polar.v32i0.11206 0800-0395 1751-8369 https://doaj.org/article/995af23ec7ee4935905a8f5384aeb9e4 Polar Research, Vol 32, Iss 0, Pp 1-14 (2013) Temperature West Spitsbergen Current Atlantic Water ERA reanalysis warming Svalbard Environmental sciences GE1-350 Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.11206 2022-12-31T01:13:40Z The recently observed warming of west Spitsbergen fjords has led to anomalous sea-ice conditions and has implications for the marine ecosystem. We investigated long-term trends of maximum temperature of Atlantic Water (AW) in two west Spitsbergen fjords. The data set is composed of more than 400 oceanographic stations for Isfjorden and Grønfjorden (78.1°N), spanning from 1876 to 2009. Trends throughout the last century (1912–2009) indicate an increase of 1.9°C and 2.1°C in the maximum temperature during autumn for Isfjorden and Grønfjorden, respectively. A recent warming event in the beginning of the 21st century is found to be more than 1°C higher than the second warmest period in the time series. Mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) data from ERA-40 and ERA-Interim data sets produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and mean temperature in the core of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) at the Sørkapp Section along 76.3°N were used to explain the variability of the maximum temperature. A correlation analysis confirmed previous findings, showing that variability in the oceanography of the fjords can be explained mainly by two external factors: AW temperature variability in the WSC and regional patterns of the wind stress field. To take both processes into consideration, a multiple regression model accounting for temperature in the WSC core and MSLP over the area was developed. The predicted time series shows a reasonable agreement with observed maxima temperature in Isfjorden for the period 1977–2009 (N=24), with a statistically significant multiple correlation coefficient of 0.60 (R2=0.36) at P<0.05. Article in Journal/Newspaper Isfjord* Isfjord* Isfjorden Isfjorden Polar Research Sea ice Svalbard Spitsbergen Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Svalbard Polar Research 32 1 11206 |
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The recently observed warming of west Spitsbergen fjords has led to anomalous sea-ice conditions and has implications for the marine ecosystem. We investigated long-term trends of maximum temperature of Atlantic Water (AW) in two west Spitsbergen fjords. The data set is composed of more than 400 oceanographic stations for Isfjorden and Grønfjorden (78.1°N), spanning from 1876 to 2009. Trends throughout the last century (1912–2009) indicate an increase of 1.9°C and 2.1°C in the maximum temperature during autumn for Isfjorden and Grønfjorden, respectively. A recent warming event in the beginning of the 21st century is found to be more than 1°C higher than the second warmest period in the time series. Mean sea-level pressure (MSLP) data from ERA-40 and ERA-Interim data sets produced by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and mean temperature in the core of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) at the Sørkapp Section along 76.3°N were used to explain the variability of the maximum temperature. A correlation analysis confirmed previous findings, showing that variability in the oceanography of the fjords can be explained mainly by two external factors: AW temperature variability in the WSC and regional patterns of the wind stress field. To take both processes into consideration, a multiple regression model accounting for temperature in the WSC core and MSLP over the area was developed. The predicted time series shows a reasonable agreement with observed maxima temperature in Isfjorden for the period 1977–2009 (N=24), with a statistically significant multiple correlation coefficient of 0.60 (R2=0.36) at P<0.05. |
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Alexey K. Pavlov Vigdis Tverberg Boris V. Ivanov Frank Nilsen Stig Falk-Petersen Mats A. Granskog |
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Alexey K. Pavlov Vigdis Tverberg Boris V. Ivanov Frank Nilsen Stig Falk-Petersen Mats A. Granskog |
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Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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Warming of Atlantic Water in two west Spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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warming of atlantic water in two west spitsbergen fjords over the last century (1912–2009) |
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