Western Arctic Ocean freshwater storage increased by wind-driven spin-up of the Beaufort Gyre

• Published in: Nature Geoscience
• Main Authors: Giles, Katharine A., Laxon, Seymour W., Ridout, Andy L., Wingham, Duncan J., Bacon, Sheldon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Pacific; Curl; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/435944/

The Arctic Ocean’s freshwater budget comprises contributions from river runoff, precipitation, evaporation, sea-ice and exchanges with the North Pacific and Atlantic1. More than 70,000 km3 of freshwater2 are stored in the upper layer of the Arctic Ocean, leading to low salinities in upper-layer Arct...