Atlantic water circulation and properties northwest of Svalbard during anomalous southerly winds

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Koenig, Z, Meyer, A, Provost, C, Sennechael, N, Sundfjord, A, Gascard, J-C
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; oceanography; glider; Atlantic Water; Svalbard; Yermak Plateau; eddies; lenses; ocean circulation; wind forcing; Arctic Ocean; Yermak plateau; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46715/; https://eprints.utas.edu.au/46715/1/150574%20-%20Atlantic%20water%20circulation%20and%20properties%20northwest%20of%20Svalbard.pdf

Atlantic Water (AW), the main source of heat and salt for the Arctic Ocean, undergoes large transformations (cooling and freshening) north of Svalbard as it flows near the surface above the Yermak Plateau (YP). In September 2017, a SeaExplorer ocean glider deployed in the West Spitsbergen Current (W...