An emerging pathway of Atlantic Water to the Barents Sea through the Svalbard Archipelago: drivers and variability

• Main Authors: Kalhagen, Kjersti, Skogseth, Ragnheid, Baumann, Till M., Falck, Eva, Fer, Ilker
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2024
• Subjects: article; Verlagsveröffentlichung; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; Edgeøya; Hopen; Storfjordbanken; Storfjordrenna; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-3080; https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00070923; https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00069247/egusphere-2023-3080.pdf; https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2024/egusphere-2023-3080/egusphere-2023-3080.pdf

The Barents Sea, an important component of the Arctic Ocean, is experiencing shifts in ocean currents, stratification, sea-ice variability, and marine ecosystems. Inflowing Atlantic Water (AW) is known to be a key driver of change. Although AW predominantly enters the Barents Sea via the Barents Sea...