Stratification in the northern Bering Sea in early summer of 2017 and 2018

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Ueno, Hiromichi, Komatsu, Mizuki, Ji, Zhaoqianyi, Dobashi, Ryo, Muramatsu, Miaki, Abe, Hiroto, Imai, Keiri, Ooki, Atushi, Hirawake, Toru
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: Northern Bering Sea; Stratification; Interannual variation; In situ data; 450; Arctic; Bering Sea; Bering Strait; Lawrence Island; Sea ice; St Lawrence Island; Subarctic; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/87791; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2020.104820

We investigated spatial and interannual variation in the physical environment in the northern Bering Sea focusing on stratification, which is one factor affecting biological production in Arctic/subarctic regions. In particular, we analyzed in situ data obtained onboard the training ship Oshoro Maru...