Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach
The Baltic Sea has traditionally been considered as a semi-enclosed marginal sea with little or no influence on the adjacent oceans. We employ an eddy-permitting, coupled ice-ocean model of the Pan-Arctic region to study the Baltic Sea, especially its circulation and property exchanges with the Nort...
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/40386 2024-06-09T07:43:26+00:00 Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach Maslowski, Wieslaw Walczowski, Waldemar Oceanography 2002-12-23 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/40386 unknown Boreal Environment Research 7: 319-325, Helsinki, 23 December 2002. https://hdl.handle.net/10945/40386 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. Article 2002 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:26:04Z The Baltic Sea has traditionally been considered as a semi-enclosed marginal sea with little or no influence on the adjacent oceans. We employ an eddy-permitting, coupled ice-ocean model of the Pan-Arctic region to study the Baltic Sea, especially its circulation and property exchanges with the North Sea and other regions. Using this high-resolution and large scale model we focus here on the freshwater export from the Baltic Sea and its transport by the Norwegian Coastal Current (NCC) into the Norwegian and Barents Sea. We hypothesize that the freshwater outflow from the Baltic Sea plays a significant role in modification of Atlantic Water properties along its northern pathway from the North Atlantic, through the Nordic Seas, and into the Arctic Ocean. Recommendations are made for more realistic model representation of the Baltic Sea circulation to advance understanding of this region's influence on the large-scale northern polar ocean circulation and climate change. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Boreal Environment Research Climate change Nordic Seas North Atlantic Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea |
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The Baltic Sea has traditionally been considered as a semi-enclosed marginal sea with little or no influence on the adjacent oceans. We employ an eddy-permitting, coupled ice-ocean model of the Pan-Arctic region to study the Baltic Sea, especially its circulation and property exchanges with the North Sea and other regions. Using this high-resolution and large scale model we focus here on the freshwater export from the Baltic Sea and its transport by the Norwegian Coastal Current (NCC) into the Norwegian and Barents Sea. We hypothesize that the freshwater outflow from the Baltic Sea plays a significant role in modification of Atlantic Water properties along its northern pathway from the North Atlantic, through the Nordic Seas, and into the Arctic Ocean. Recommendations are made for more realistic model representation of the Baltic Sea circulation to advance understanding of this region's influence on the large-scale northern polar ocean circulation and climate change. |
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Maslowski, Wieslaw Walczowski, Waldemar |
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Maslowski, Wieslaw Walczowski, Waldemar Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Maslowski, Wieslaw Walczowski, Waldemar |
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Maslowski, Wieslaw |
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Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Circulation of the Baltic Sea and its connection to the Pan-Arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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circulation of the baltic sea and its connection to the pan-arctic region - a large scale and high-resolution modeling approach |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Boreal Environment Research Climate change Nordic Seas North Atlantic |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Barents Sea Boreal Environment Research Climate change Nordic Seas North Atlantic |
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Boreal Environment Research 7: 319-325, Helsinki, 23 December 2002. https://hdl.handle.net/10945/40386 |
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. |
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