Atlantic water on the Chukchi Shelf

An anomalously warm saline layer in the bottom of the shallow Chukchi Sea in August 1975 is believed due to a surge which drove water from the Atlantic Layer of the Arctic Ocean up onto the shelf. Two earlier occurrences of this kind of water in the Chukchi Sea have been identified in historical dat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bourke, Robert H., Paquette, Robert G.
Other Authors: Oceanography (OC), Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science (GSEAS), Research and Sponsored Programs Office (RSPO), Oceanography
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 1976
Subjects:
Chukchi Sea
Beaufort Canyon
Arctic Ocean
MIZPAC
Atlantic Water Mass
FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL COMPLEX VARIABLES
Arctic
Chukchi Shelf
Arctic Submarine Laboratory
Chukchi
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10945/29730
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Summary:An anomalously warm saline layer in the bottom of the shallow Chukchi Sea in August 1975 is believed due to a surge which drove water from the Atlantic Layer of the Arctic Ocean up onto the shelf. Two earlier occurrences of this kind of water in the Chukchi Sea have been identified in historical data. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Project Order No. 00010 NA Submitted to: Director, Arctic Submarine Laboratory Naval Undersea Center, San Diego, CA. http://archive.org/details/atlanticwateronc00bour

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