Seasonal Variability of Atlantic Water on the Continental Slope of the Laptev Sea During 2002-2004

In 2002-2004 observations carried out on the Laptev Sea continental slope as part of the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS) project are used to study variations of the intermediate (150-800 m) Atlantic water (AW) layer of the Arctic Ocean. At the mooring site, AW exhibits season...

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Main Authors: Dmitrenko, Igor, Polyakov, Igor, Kirillov, Sergey, Timokhov, Leonid, Simmons, Harper, Ivanov, Vladimir, Walsh, David
Other Authors: NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Meteorology
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*CONTINENTAL SLOPES
*SEASONAL VARIATIONS
*SEA WATER
REPRINTS
TEMPERATURE
INSTRUMENTATION
ARCTIC OCEAN
SUMMER
SALINITY
WINTER
MODELS
WIND
AW(ATLANTIC WATER)
ATLANTIC WATER LAYER
LAPTEV SEA
MMP(MCLANE MOORED PROFILER)
NABOS(NANSEN AND AMUNDSEN BASINS OBSERVATIONAL SYSTEM)
PE0602435N
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Laptev Sea
laptev
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA464657
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Summary:In 2002-2004 observations carried out on the Laptev Sea continental slope as part of the Nansen and Amundsen Basins Observational System (NABOS) project are used to study variations of the intermediate (150-800 m) Atlantic water (AW) layer of the Arctic Ocean. At the mooring site, AW exhibits seasonal changes, with higher/lower temperature and salinity in winter/summer. This variability is attributed to the shift of the AW core toward the slope in winter and away from the slope in summer. Seasonal variation of wind is among the possible factors governing seasonal changes of the AW layer. Published in the Journal of the Earth and Planetary Science Letters v244, p735-743, 2006.

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