Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography
This paper examines the role of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water (AW) in modifying the Laptev Sea shelf bottom hydrography on the basis of historical records from 1932 to 2008, field observations carried out in April–May 2008, and 2002–2009 cross‐slope measurements. A climatology of bottom hydrograph...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:55434 2024-06-23T07:48:41+00:00 Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography Dmitrenko, Igor A. Kirillov, Sergey A. Tremblay, L. Bruno Bauch, Dorothea Hölemann, Jens A. Krumpen, Thomas Kassens, Heidemarie Wegner, Carolyn Heinemann, Günther Schroeder, David 2010 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/55434/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/55434/1/10_DKTBHKKWHS_2010.pdf https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020 en eng https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/55434/1/10_DKTBHKKWHS_2010.pdf Dmitrenko, I. A., Kirillov, S. A., Tremblay, L. B., Bauch, D., Hölemann, J. A., Krumpen, T., Kassens, H., Wegner, C., Heinemann, G. and Schroeder, D. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005031.html> orcid:0000-0003-2351-4306 (2010) Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (C8). ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020> Article PeerReviewed 2010 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020 2024-06-11T15:04:44Z This paper examines the role of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water (AW) in modifying the Laptev Sea shelf bottom hydrography on the basis of historical records from 1932 to 2008, field observations carried out in April–May 2008, and 2002–2009 cross‐slope measurements. A climatology of bottom hydrography demonstrates warming that extends offshore from the 30–50 m depth contour. Bottom layer temperature‐time series constructed from historical records links the Laptev Sea outer shelf to the AW boundary current transporting warm and saline water from the North Atlantic. The AW warming of the mid‐1990s and the mid‐2000s is consistent with outer shelf bottom temperature variability. For April–May 2008 we observed on‐shelf near‐bottom warm and saline water intrusions up to the 20 m isobath. These intrusions are typically about 0.2°C warmer and 1–1.5 practical salinity units saltier than ambient water. The 2002–2009 cross‐slope observations are suggestive for the continental slope upward heat flux from the AW to the overlying low‐halocline water (LHW). The lateral on‐shelf wind‐driven transport of the LHW then results in the bottom layer thermohaline anomalies recorded over the Laptev Sea shelf. We also found that polynya‐induced vertical mixing may act as a drainage of the bottom layer, permitting a relatively small portion of the AW heat to be directly released to the atmosphere. Finally, we see no significant warming (up until now) over the Laptev Sea shelf deeper than 10–15 m in the historical record. Future climate change, however, may bring more intrusions of Atlantic‐modified waters with potentially warmer temperature onto the shelf, which could have a critical impact on the stability of offshore submarine permafrost. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctic Ocean Climate change laptev Laptev Sea North Atlantic permafrost CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Arctic Arctic Ocean Laptev Sea Journal of Geophysical Research 115 C8 |
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This paper examines the role of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water (AW) in modifying the Laptev Sea shelf bottom hydrography on the basis of historical records from 1932 to 2008, field observations carried out in April–May 2008, and 2002–2009 cross‐slope measurements. A climatology of bottom hydrography demonstrates warming that extends offshore from the 30–50 m depth contour. Bottom layer temperature‐time series constructed from historical records links the Laptev Sea outer shelf to the AW boundary current transporting warm and saline water from the North Atlantic. The AW warming of the mid‐1990s and the mid‐2000s is consistent with outer shelf bottom temperature variability. For April–May 2008 we observed on‐shelf near‐bottom warm and saline water intrusions up to the 20 m isobath. These intrusions are typically about 0.2°C warmer and 1–1.5 practical salinity units saltier than ambient water. The 2002–2009 cross‐slope observations are suggestive for the continental slope upward heat flux from the AW to the overlying low‐halocline water (LHW). The lateral on‐shelf wind‐driven transport of the LHW then results in the bottom layer thermohaline anomalies recorded over the Laptev Sea shelf. We also found that polynya‐induced vertical mixing may act as a drainage of the bottom layer, permitting a relatively small portion of the AW heat to be directly released to the atmosphere. Finally, we see no significant warming (up until now) over the Laptev Sea shelf deeper than 10–15 m in the historical record. Future climate change, however, may bring more intrusions of Atlantic‐modified waters with potentially warmer temperature onto the shelf, which could have a critical impact on the stability of offshore submarine permafrost. |
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Dmitrenko, Igor A. Kirillov, Sergey A. Tremblay, L. Bruno Bauch, Dorothea Hölemann, Jens A. Krumpen, Thomas Kassens, Heidemarie Wegner, Carolyn Heinemann, Günther Schroeder, David |
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Dmitrenko, Igor A. Kirillov, Sergey A. Tremblay, L. Bruno Bauch, Dorothea Hölemann, Jens A. Krumpen, Thomas Kassens, Heidemarie Wegner, Carolyn Heinemann, Günther Schroeder, David Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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Dmitrenko, Igor A. Kirillov, Sergey A. Tremblay, L. Bruno Bauch, Dorothea Hölemann, Jens A. Krumpen, Thomas Kassens, Heidemarie Wegner, Carolyn Heinemann, Günther Schroeder, David |
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Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography |
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impact of the arctic ocean atlantic water layer on siberian shelf hydrography |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/55434/1/10_DKTBHKKWHS_2010.pdf Dmitrenko, I. A., Kirillov, S. A., Tremblay, L. B., Bauch, D., Hölemann, J. A., Krumpen, T., Kassens, H., Wegner, C., Heinemann, G. and Schroeder, D. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005031.html> orcid:0000-0003-2351-4306 (2010) Impact of the Arctic Ocean Atlantic water layer on Siberian shelf hydrography. Journal of Geophysical Research, 115 (C8). ISSN 0148-0227 doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JC006020> |
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