Atlantic waters inflow north of Svalbard: insights from IAOOS observations and Mercator Ocean global operational system during N-ICE2015

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Koenig, Z, Provost, C, Villacieros-Robineau, N, Sennechael, N, Meyer, A, Lellouche, J-M, Garric, G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; ocean; Atlantic water inflow; observations; model; sea-ice; Yermak Pass; Yermak Plateau; N-ICE2015; IAOOS; Mercator global model; heat flux; melt; Arctic Ocean; Svalbard; Sea ice; Yermak plateau; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/26267/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/26267/1/Koenig%202017%20JGR.pdf

As part of the N‐ICE2015 campaign, IAOOS (Ice Atmosphere Ocean Observing System) platforms gathered intensive winter data at the entrance of Atlantic Water (AW) inflow to the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard. These data are used to examine the performance of the 1/12° resolution Mercator Ocean global...