Formation of heavy bottom water in the Barents Sea

Formation of heavy bottom water through rejection of brine during ide freezing is a regular phenomenon in the Barents Sea, particular on the Novaya Zemlya shelf, but also observed in other shallow localities of the sea. Water with temperature around -1°C and salinity above 34.95 is found moving east...

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Main Author: Midttun, Lars
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: ICES 1984
Subjects:
salinity
salinitet
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452
Barents Sea
Franz Josef Land
Novaya Zemlya
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/103993
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Summary:Formation of heavy bottom water through rejection of brine during ide freezing is a regular phenomenon in the Barents Sea, particular on the Novaya Zemlya shelf, but also observed in other shallow localities of the sea. Water with temperature around -1°C and salinity above 34.95 is found moving eastwards on the southern side of the Novaya Zemlya-Franz Josef Land Channel which communicates with the Polar Sea. The relative high salinity is a result of admixture from heavy water formed during the freezing process.

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