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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Format: | Report |
Language: | English |
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1984
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/103993 |
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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