Understanding Arctic Ocean circulation: A review of ocean dynamics in a changing climate

ML Timmermans, J Marshall - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Arctic Ocean is a focal point of climate change, with ocean warming,
freshening, sea‐ice decline, and circulation that link to the changing atmospheric and …

SKIM, a candidate satellite mission exploring global ocean currents and waves

F Ardhuin, P Brandt, L Gaultier, C Donlon… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Sea surface KInematics Multiscale monitoring (SKIM) satellite mission is designed to
explore ocean surface current and waves. This includes tropical currents, notably the poorly …

Sea-ice loss amplifies summertime decadal CO2 increase in the western Arctic Ocean

Z Ouyang, D Qi, L Chen, T Takahashi, W Zhong… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Rapid climate warming and sea-ice loss have induced major changes in the sea surface
partial pressure of CO2 (p CO 2). However, the long-term trends in the western Arctic Ocean …

A warm jet in a cold ocean

JA MacKinnon, HL Simmons, J Hargrove… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Unprecedented quantities of heat are entering the Pacific sector of the Arctic Ocean through
Bering Strait, particularly during summer months. Though some heat is lost to the …

The Pan-Arctic continental slope: Sharp gradients of physical processes affect pelagic and benthic ecosystems

BA Bluhm, MA Janout, SL Danielson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Genesis and decay of mesoscale baroclinic eddies in the seasonally ice-covered interior Arctic Ocean

G Meneghello, J Marshall, C Lique… - Journal of Physical …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Observations of ocean currents in the Arctic interior show a curious, and hitherto
unexplained, vertical and temporal distribution of mesoscale activity. A marked seasonal …

Fate of warm Pacific water in the Arctic basin

P Lin, RS Pickart, K Våge, J Li - Geophysical Research Letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pacific Summer Water (PSW) plays a critical role in the ecosystem of the western
Arctic Ocean, impacting sea‐ice melt and providing freshwater to the basin. Most of the …

Circulation of the Chukchi Sea shelfbreak and slope from moored timeseries

M Li, RS Pickart, MA Spall, TJ Weingartner, P Lin… - Progress in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Data from a year-long mooring array across the shelfbreak/upper-slope of the Chukchi Sea
are used to describe and quantify the circulation and water masses of the region. The …

Large mesoscale eddies in the Western Arctic Ocean from satellite altimetry measurements

AA Kubryakov, IE Kozlov… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Eddies in the Western Arctic play an important role in transporting heat, salt, and
biogeochemical tracers across the continental shelf and within the deep basins. However …

[HTML][HTML] Response of total and eddy kinetic energy to the recent spinup of the Beaufort Gyre

H Regan, C Lique, C Talandier… - Journal of Physical …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
Response of Total and Eddy Kinetic Energy to the Recent Spinup of the Beaufort Gyre in:
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