Cross shelf-break exchange is limited by the tendency of geostrophic flow to follow
bathymetric contours, not cross them. However, small scale topography, such as canyons …

Cross-shelf exchange dominates the pathways and rates by which nutrients, biota, and
materials on the continental shelf are delivered and removed. This follows because cross …

We investigated circulation and water mass modification processes in the Chukchi Sea
using (1) temperature, salinity, and velocity data collected between September 1991 and …

The dynamics of the flow of dense water through Barrow Canyon is investigated using data
from a hydrographic survey in summer 2002. The focus is on the winter-transformed Bering …

The existing observations of downslope flows around Antarctica are reviewed, together with
the dynamical mechanisms by which this flow is achieved. The locations of direct …

Continental slopes–steep regions between the shelf break and abyssal ocean–play key
roles in the climatology and ecology of the Arctic Ocean. Here, through review and …

Cascading is a specific type of buoyancy‐driven current in which dense water formed by
cooling, evaporation, or freezing in the surface layer over the continental shelf descends …

Nondimensional velocity section in (top left) the x–z plane and (top right) the y–z plane and
(bottom) 3D velocity vectors (a) for values of the Ekman number Ek= 0.043 and the Ekman …

To define the sediment transport pathways along the southern Adriatic shelf and slope, two
oceanographic cruises were carried out in the southern Adriatic, in July 2004 and in March …

Freshwater components are delivered to the Arctic Ocean by atmospheric transport and by
ocean and river inflows. Further net distillation of fresh water may occur within the Arctic …