Structure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current
The seasonal evolution of the hydrographic structure of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) above bottom depths from 300 m to 800 m is discussed based on a modern data set with high spatial resolution. The WSC appears to have a core with high temperature and salinity, linked to the topography in this...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2228 2023-05-15T18:02:43+02:00 Structure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current Haugan, Peter M. 1999-01-12 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2228 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v18i2.6572 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2228/5479 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2228 doi:10.3402/polar.v18i2.6572 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 18 No. 2 (1999): Special issue: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Polar Aspects of Global Change; 183-188 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1999 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v18i2.6572 2021-11-11T19:12:21Z The seasonal evolution of the hydrographic structure of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) above bottom depths from 300 m to 800 m is discussed based on a modern data set with high spatial resolution. The WSC appears to have a core with high temperature and salinity, linked to the topography in this depth interval, with a width on the order of 10 km. Strong cooling occurs in the autumn, reducing the heat content of the upper 200 m, but advected temperature and salinity maxima survive close to the surface in spring when air-sea exchange and vertical mixing is hampered by sea ice and meltwater. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research Sea ice Spitsbergen Polar Research (E-Journal) Polar Research 18 2 183 188 |
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The seasonal evolution of the hydrographic structure of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) above bottom depths from 300 m to 800 m is discussed based on a modern data set with high spatial resolution. The WSC appears to have a core with high temperature and salinity, linked to the topography in this depth interval, with a width on the order of 10 km. Strong cooling occurs in the autumn, reducing the heat content of the upper 200 m, but advected temperature and salinity maxima survive close to the surface in spring when air-sea exchange and vertical mixing is hampered by sea ice and meltwater. |
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