Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area
Variations in flow of the Gulf Stream system and in transport of warm Atlantic water across the Wyville-Thomson Ridge northeastwards (via the North Cape Current) affect the areal extent of ice in the Barents Sea. Theoretical considerations and data are presented relating variations in the Florida Cu...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66848 2023-05-15T14:18:50+02:00 Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area Elliott, Francis E. 1956-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66848 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66848/50761 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66848 ARCTIC; Vol 9, No 4: 1956; 249-257 1923-1245 0004-0843 Flow Ocean currents Oceanography Sea ice Sea level Spatial distribution Winds info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1956 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Variations in flow of the Gulf Stream system and in transport of warm Atlantic water across the Wyville-Thomson Ridge northeastwards (via the North Cape Current) affect the areal extent of ice in the Barents Sea. Theoretical considerations and data are presented relating variations in the Florida Current (southern Gulf Stream system), as indicated by mean sea level changes at Charleston, S.C., and Miami, Fla., to ice conditions in the Barents Sea three years later. Low sea level at Charleston and Miami means strong flow of the Florida Current, contraction of the North Atlantic eddy, little warm Atlantic surface water discharged into the Barents Sea and thus more ice. Conversely, high sea level at Charleston and Miami results in more Atlantic water in Barents Sea and less ice. Relationship of ice to winds in Barents Sea area is also briefly discussed. In the period 1925-1938, good agreement between sea level, ice, and wind curves occurs in 12 of the 14 years. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Barents Sea North Atlantic North Cape Sea ice University of Calgary Journal Hosting Barents Sea North Cape ENVELOPE(165.700,165.700,-70.650,-70.650) Wyville Thomson Ridge ENVELOPE(-7.500,-7.500,60.250,60.250) Wyville-Thomson Ridge ENVELOPE(-7.250,-7.250,60.000,60.000) ARCTIC 9 4 |
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Variations in flow of the Gulf Stream system and in transport of warm Atlantic water across the Wyville-Thomson Ridge northeastwards (via the North Cape Current) affect the areal extent of ice in the Barents Sea. Theoretical considerations and data are presented relating variations in the Florida Current (southern Gulf Stream system), as indicated by mean sea level changes at Charleston, S.C., and Miami, Fla., to ice conditions in the Barents Sea three years later. Low sea level at Charleston and Miami means strong flow of the Florida Current, contraction of the North Atlantic eddy, little warm Atlantic surface water discharged into the Barents Sea and thus more ice. Conversely, high sea level at Charleston and Miami results in more Atlantic water in Barents Sea and less ice. Relationship of ice to winds in Barents Sea area is also briefly discussed. In the period 1925-1938, good agreement between sea level, ice, and wind curves occurs in 12 of the 14 years. |
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Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area |
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Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area |
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Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area |
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Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area |
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Some Factors Affecting the Extent of Ice in the Barents Sea Area |
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some factors affecting the extent of ice in the barents sea area |
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The Arctic Institute of North America |
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