Summer Transport Estimates of the Kamchatka Current Derived As a Variational Inverse of Hydrophysical and Surface Drifter Data

The quasistationary summer Bering Sea circulation is reconstructed as a variational inverse of the hydrographic and atmospheric climatologies, transport estimates through the Bering Strait, and surface drifter data. Our results indicate the splitting of the Kamchatka Current in the vicinity of the S...

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Main Authors: Panteleev, G.G., Stabeno, P., Luchin, V.A., Nechaev, Dmitri A., Ikeda, M.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: The Aquila Digital Community 2006
Subjects:
Life Sciences
Marine Biology
Bering Sea
Bering Strait
Shirshov Ridge
Kamchatka
Online Access:https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/2368
https://aquila.usm.edu/context/fac_pubs/article/3367/viewcontent/Panteleev_et_al_2006_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf
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Summary:The quasistationary summer Bering Sea circulation is reconstructed as a variational inverse of the hydrographic and atmospheric climatologies, transport estimates through the Bering Strait, and surface drifter data. Our results indicate the splitting of the Kamchatka Current in the vicinity of the Shirshov Ridge. This branching is in agreement with independent ARGO drifter observations. It was also found, that transport of the Kamchatka Current gradually increases downstream from 14 Sv in the Olyutorsky Gulf to 24 Sv in the Kamchatka Strait, which is twice higher than previous estimates.

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