Structure and Transport of Atlantic Water North of Svalbard From Observations in Summer and Fall 2018

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Kolås, Eivind, Koenig, Zoé Charlotte, Fer, Ilker, Nilsen, Frank, Marnela, Marika
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Oseanografi: 452; VDP::Oceanography: 452; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Curl; Svalbard; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2731661; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016174

The transport of warm Atlantic Waters north of Svalbard is one of the major heat and salt sources to the Arctic Ocean. The circulation pathways and the associated heat transport influence the variability in the Arctic sea ice extent, the onset of freezing, and marine ecosystems. We present observati...