A Simple Shelf Circulation Model: Intrusion of Atlantic Water on the West Spitsbergen Shelf

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Nilsen, Frank, Skogseth, Ragnheid, Vaardal-Lunde, Juni, Inall, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Upwelling/downwelling; Barotropic flows; Geographic location/entity; Atmosphere-ocean interaction; Models and modeling; Circulation/ Dynamics; Topographic effects; Quasigeostrophic models; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Fram Strait; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Sea ice; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/f898bd96-4c03-4e04-8244-cce00e738a49; https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-15-0058.1; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/1963315/Nilsen_et_al_jpo_2016.pdf

Barotropic flow along depth contours is found in accordance with standard geostrophic theory. A numerical model is developed that studies the deviation from such a flow. The model gives a good approximation of the dynamical processes on the West Spitsbergen Shelf (WSS) and shows that the West Spitsb...