The effects of ice arch formation on currents in Nares Strait during the springs of 2008 and 2009
In Nares Strait between Greenland and Ellesmere Island, ice arches hold back ice during winter and spring, preventing sea ice flux into Baffin Bay and freshwater flux (in the form of ice) into the North Atlantic. Freshwater flux influences the formation of deep water and affects the Meridional Overt...
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DigitalCommons@Macalester College
2014
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Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/mjpa/vol1/iss1/5 http://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/physics_honors/14/ |