Effects of atmospheric vorticity on the seasonal hydrographic cycle over the eastern Siberian shelf

The seasonal hydrographic cycle explains about 25–75% of the entire salinity variability spectrum of the Siberian shelf hydrography. Quasi-decadal variations in the seasonal salinity difference over the Laptev and East Siberian sea shelves derived from continuous summer-to-winter historical records...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Dmitrenko, Igor A., Kirillov, Sergey A., Tremblay, L. Bruno, Bauch, Dorothea, Makhotin, Mikhail
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2008
Subjects:
Arctic Ocean
East Siberian Sea
laptev
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/4043/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/4043/1/350_Dmitrenko_2008_EffectsOfAtmosphericVorticityOn_Artzeit_pubid10512.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1029/2007GL032739
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Summary:The seasonal hydrographic cycle explains about 25–75% of the entire salinity variability spectrum of the Siberian shelf hydrography. Quasi-decadal variations in the seasonal salinity difference over the Laptev and East Siberian sea shelves derived from continuous summer-to-winter historical records from the 1960s–1990s are attributed to atmospheric vorticity quasi-decadal variations. Summer cyclonic vorticity results in riverine water accumulation on the shelf, increasing the salinity summer-to-winter difference. Summer anticyclonic wind pattern enhances fresh water movement from the shelf towards the Arctic Ocean that tends to weaken the seasonal salinity amplitude.

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