Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020
Salinity in the Bering Sea is vital for the physical environment that is tied to the productive ecosystem and the properties of Pacific waters transported to the Arctic Ocean. Its salinity variability reflects many fundamental processes, including sea ice formation/melting and river runoff, but its...
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ftunivsthongkong:oai:repository.ust.hk:1783.1-115639 2023-05-15T15:10:51+02:00 Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 Zhao, Jian Wang, Yan Liu, Wenjing Bi, Hongsheng Cokelet, Edward D. Mordy, Calvin W. Lawrence-Slavas, Noah Meinig, Christian 2022 http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-115639 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14030758 http://lbdiscover.ust.hk/uresolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rfr_id=info:sid/HKUST:SPI&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=2072-4292&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=(3)&rft.date=2022&rft.spage=&rft.aulast=Zhao&rft.aufirst=&rft.atitle=Sea+Surface+Salinity+Variability+in+the+Bering+Sea+in+2015%E2%80%932020&rft.title=Remote+Sensing http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124219832&origin=inward http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS&KeyUT=000756550500001 English eng Mdpi http://repository.ust.hk/ir/Record/1783.1-115639 Remote Sensing, v. 14, (3), February 2022, article number 758 2072-4292 https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14030758 http://lbdiscover.ust.hk/uresolver?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rfr_id=info:sid/HKUST:SPI&rft.genre=article&rft.issn=2072-4292&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=(3)&rft.date=2022&rft.spage=&rft.aulast=Zhao&rft.aufirst=&rft.atitle=Sea+Surface+Salinity+Variability+in+the+Bering+Sea+in+2015%E2%80%932020&rft.title=Remote+Sensing http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124219832&origin=inward http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS&KeyUT=000756550500001 Bering Sea Remote sensing River plume Saildrone Sea ice Sea surface salinity Wind Article 2022 ftunivsthongkong https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14030758 2022-05-20T00:06:08Z Salinity in the Bering Sea is vital for the physical environment that is tied to the productive ecosystem and the properties of Pacific waters transported to the Arctic Ocean. Its salinity variability reflects many fundamental processes, including sea ice formation/melting and river runoff, but its spatial and temporal characteristics require better documentation. This study utilizes remote sensing products and in situ observations collected by saildrone missions to investigate Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) variability. All Satellite products resolve the large-scale pattern set up by the relatively salty deep basin and the fresh coastal region, but they can be inaccurate near the ice edge and near land. The SSS annual cycle exhibits seasonal maxima in winter to spring, and minima in summer to fall. The amplitude and timing of the seasonal cycle are variable, especially on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. SSS variability recorded by both saildrone, and satellite instruments provide unprecedented insights into short-term oceanic processes including sea ice melting, wind-driven currents during weather events, and river plumes etc. In particular, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite demonstrates encouraging skills in capturing the freshening signals induced by spring sea ice melting. The Yukon River plume is another source of intense SSS variability. Surface wind forcing plays an essential role in controlling the horizontal movement of plume water and thereby shaping the SSS seasonal cycle in local regions. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Bering Sea Sea ice Yukon river Yukon The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology: HKUST Institutional Repository Arctic Arctic Ocean Bering Sea Pacific Yukon Remote Sensing 14 3 758 |
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Bering Sea Remote sensing River plume Saildrone Sea ice Sea surface salinity Wind Zhao, Jian Wang, Yan Liu, Wenjing Bi, Hongsheng Cokelet, Edward D. Mordy, Calvin W. Lawrence-Slavas, Noah Meinig, Christian Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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Salinity in the Bering Sea is vital for the physical environment that is tied to the productive ecosystem and the properties of Pacific waters transported to the Arctic Ocean. Its salinity variability reflects many fundamental processes, including sea ice formation/melting and river runoff, but its spatial and temporal characteristics require better documentation. This study utilizes remote sensing products and in situ observations collected by saildrone missions to investigate Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) variability. All Satellite products resolve the large-scale pattern set up by the relatively salty deep basin and the fresh coastal region, but they can be inaccurate near the ice edge and near land. The SSS annual cycle exhibits seasonal maxima in winter to spring, and minima in summer to fall. The amplitude and timing of the seasonal cycle are variable, especially on the eastern Bering Sea shelf. SSS variability recorded by both saildrone, and satellite instruments provide unprecedented insights into short-term oceanic processes including sea ice melting, wind-driven currents during weather events, and river plumes etc. In particular, the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite demonstrates encouraging skills in capturing the freshening signals induced by spring sea ice melting. The Yukon River plume is another source of intense SSS variability. Surface wind forcing plays an essential role in controlling the horizontal movement of plume water and thereby shaping the SSS seasonal cycle in local regions. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
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Zhao, Jian Wang, Yan Liu, Wenjing Bi, Hongsheng Cokelet, Edward D. Mordy, Calvin W. Lawrence-Slavas, Noah Meinig, Christian |
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Zhao, Jian Wang, Yan Liu, Wenjing Bi, Hongsheng Cokelet, Edward D. Mordy, Calvin W. Lawrence-Slavas, Noah Meinig, Christian |
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Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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Sea Surface Salinity Variability in the Bering Sea in 2015–2020 |
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sea surface salinity variability in the bering sea in 2015–2020 |
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