Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water
To investigate the role of Siberian Shelf polynyas in water mass formation, and that of Whalers Bay in the cooling of the West Spitsbergen Current, satellite observations from the Nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer are used to determine the size and location of polynyas for November...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19890066779 2023-05-15T14:54:08+02:00 Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water Martin, Seelye Cavalieri, Donald J. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Sep 15, 1989 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890066779 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19890066779 Accession ID: 89A54150 Copyright Other Sources 48 Journal of Geophysical Research; 94; 12725-12 1989 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T18:08:07Z To investigate the role of Siberian Shelf polynyas in water mass formation, and that of Whalers Bay in the cooling of the West Spitsbergen Current, satellite observations from the Nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer are used to determine the size and location of polynyas for November-March, 1978-1982. If salt contributes only to the Arctic Intermediate Water, the results show that the continental shelves can produce 20-60 percent of this water. Alternatively, if the salt contributes only to the deep water of the Eurasian Basin, then without consideration of the mixing of the bottom water with the Greenland and Norwegian Sea water, the contribution from the shelves yields a renewal time of about 100 years. These results imply that there is insufficient water produced in the shelf polynyas to perform all of the roles that have historically been assigned to it. Other/Unknown Material Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Norwegian Sea Spitsbergen NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Arctic Arctic Ocean Norwegian Sea Greenland Whalers Bay ENVELOPE(69.917,69.917,-49.100,-49.100) |
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To investigate the role of Siberian Shelf polynyas in water mass formation, and that of Whalers Bay in the cooling of the West Spitsbergen Current, satellite observations from the Nimbus 7 scanning multichannel microwave radiometer are used to determine the size and location of polynyas for November-March, 1978-1982. If salt contributes only to the Arctic Intermediate Water, the results show that the continental shelves can produce 20-60 percent of this water. Alternatively, if the salt contributes only to the deep water of the Eurasian Basin, then without consideration of the mixing of the bottom water with the Greenland and Norwegian Sea water, the contribution from the shelves yields a renewal time of about 100 years. These results imply that there is insufficient water produced in the shelf polynyas to perform all of the roles that have historically been assigned to it. |
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Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water |
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Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water |
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Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water |
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Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water |
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Contributions of the Siberian shelf polynyas to the Arctic Ocean intermediate and deep water |
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contributions of the siberian shelf polynyas to the arctic ocean intermediate and deep water |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Greenland Norwegian Sea Spitsbergen |
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