Heat loss from the Atlantic water layer in the northern Kara Sea: causes and consequences

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Dmitrenko, I.A., Kirillov, S.A., Serra, N., Koldunov, N.V., Ivanov, V.V., Schauer, U., Polyakov, I.V., Barber, D., Janout, M., Lien, V.S., Makhotin, M., Aksenov, Y.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Kara Sea; St. Anna Trough; Nansen; Nansen Basin; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/363059/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/363059/1/os-10-719-2014.pdf

A distinct, subsurface density front along the eastern St. Anna Trough in the northern Kara Sea is inferred from hydrographic observations in 1996 and 2008–2010. Direct velocity measurements show a persistent northward subsurface current (~ 20 cm s -1 ) along the St. Anna Trough eastern flank. This...