Seasonal and long-term sea level variability in the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean
One of the parameters useful for monitoring large-scale climate variability in the Arctic Ocean is sea level. It integrates virtually all static and dynamic processes in the hydrosphere and atmosphere of the Arctic. Previously unavailable mean monthly sea level data at 44 coastal and island stations...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2168 2023-05-15T14:40:07+02:00 Seasonal and long-term sea level variability in the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean Pavlov, Vladimir K. 2001-01-12 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2168 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v20i2.6512 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2168/5419 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2168 doi:10.3402/polar.v20i2.6512 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 20 No. 2 (2001): Special issue: Proceedings of the H.U. Sverdrup Symposium; 153-160 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2001 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v20i2.6512 2021-11-11T19:12:09Z One of the parameters useful for monitoring large-scale climate variability in the Arctic Ocean is sea level. It integrates virtually all static and dynamic processes in the hydrosphere and atmosphere of the Arctic. Previously unavailable mean monthly sea level data at 44 coastal and island stations in the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas covering years from 1950 to 1990 were used to analyse seasonal and inter-annual variability. Sea level has a significant annual cycle with an average seasonal amplitude (from peak to peak) in the coastal zone of the Arctic seas on the order of 20 - 30 cm. The analysis of inter-annual and inter-decadal changes has shown that at nearly all stations in the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas from the beginning of the 1950s through the end of 1980s there is a positive trend in sea level variability. The main contribution to the sea level rise was in the 1980s; on average for the coastal zone of Siberian shelf the sea level in the 1980s was 5 - 6 cm higher than in the previous decades. A reasonable agreement between observed decadal mean sea level values and the results of diagnostic model simulations suggests that this rise in the Arctic seas is connected with the reorganization of large-scale circulation of the Arctic Ocean, rather than the regional lowering of the coasts, as has been suggested previously. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Chukchi Kara-Laptev laptev Polar Research Polar Research (E-Journal) Arctic Arctic Ocean Polar Research 20 2 153 160 |
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One of the parameters useful for monitoring large-scale climate variability in the Arctic Ocean is sea level. It integrates virtually all static and dynamic processes in the hydrosphere and atmosphere of the Arctic. Previously unavailable mean monthly sea level data at 44 coastal and island stations in the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas covering years from 1950 to 1990 were used to analyse seasonal and inter-annual variability. Sea level has a significant annual cycle with an average seasonal amplitude (from peak to peak) in the coastal zone of the Arctic seas on the order of 20 - 30 cm. The analysis of inter-annual and inter-decadal changes has shown that at nearly all stations in the Kara, Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas from the beginning of the 1950s through the end of 1980s there is a positive trend in sea level variability. The main contribution to the sea level rise was in the 1980s; on average for the coastal zone of Siberian shelf the sea level in the 1980s was 5 - 6 cm higher than in the previous decades. A reasonable agreement between observed decadal mean sea level values and the results of diagnostic model simulations suggests that this rise in the Arctic seas is connected with the reorganization of large-scale circulation of the Arctic Ocean, rather than the regional lowering of the coasts, as has been suggested previously. |
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Seasonal and long-term sea level variability in the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean |
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Seasonal and long-term sea level variability in the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean |
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Seasonal and long-term sea level variability in the marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean |
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