Short time variability of the Atlantic inflow to the Barents Sea

• Main Authors: Ingvaldsen, Randi, Asplin, Lars, Loeng, Harald
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: ICES 1999
• Subjects: oceanography; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452; Barents Sea; Bear Island; Norway; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/100429

Current measurements along a section between Norway and Bear Island and results from a three-dimensional numerical model are presented. The results show that the water exchange between the Nordic Seas and the Barents Sea is highly variable on time scales of a few days. The general picture is dominat...