Geostrophic ocean currents, freshwater fluxes, hydrography, and salinity field in nares strait between the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and NW Greenland

• Main Author: Rabe, Berit
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Delaware 2010
• Subjects: Physical oceanography; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Greenland; Nares; Smith Sound; Arctic Archipelago; Nares strait; North Atlantic; Smith sound
• Online Access: http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3423414

This dissertation focuses on ocean currents, geostrophic volume and freshwater fluxes, hydrography, and salinity fields in Nares Strait, one of the major straits in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) to the NW of Greenland. Nares Strait connects the Arctic to the North Atlantic Ocean, facilitatin...