Dynamics of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago throughflow: A numerical study with a finite element sea ice and ocean model

• Main Author: Wekerle, Claudia
• Other Authors: Lemke, Peter, Wang, Qiang, Jung, Thomas
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Universität Bremen 2013
• Subjects: ocean modeling; Arctic freshwater exports; 530; 530 Physics; ddc:530; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Baffin Bay; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Lancaster Sound; Nares; Parry; Arctic Archipelago; Arktis*; Baffin; Beaufort Sea; kanadisch-arktische Archipel; Nares strait; North Atlantic; Parry Channel; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://media.suub.uni-bremen.de/handle/elib/543; https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00103421-10

The Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) connects the Arctic Ocean and Baffin Bay through narrow channels and is one of the key gateways where freshwater leaves the Arctic. It has therefore the potential to affect the deep convection in the northern North Atlantic. Representing the CAA in traditional g...