Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes
The Northern Baltic Proper is a splitting area of the Baltic Seasaline water route towards the two terminal basins - the Gulfof Finland and the Western Gotland Basin. Large halocline variations(vertical isopycnal displacements of more than 20 m, intra-haloclinecurrent speeds above 20 cm s<sup>...
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| author | Jüri Elken Pentti Mälkki Pekka Alenius Tapani Stipa |
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| description | The Northern Baltic Proper is a splitting area of the Baltic Seasaline water route towards the two terminal basins - the Gulfof Finland and the Western Gotland Basin. Large halocline variations(vertical isopycnal displacements of more than 20 m, intra-haloclinecurrent speeds above 20 cm s<sup>-1</sup> appear during and followingSW wind events, which rapidly increase the water storage in theGulf of Finland and reverse the standard estuarine transport,causing an outflow in the lower layers. In the channel of variabletopography, basin-scale barotropic flow pulses are convertedinto baroclinic mesoscale motions such as jet currents, sub-surfaceeddies and low-frequency waves. The associated dynamics is analysedby the results from a special mesoscale experiment, routine observationsand numerical modelling. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f80806a65fdc4e169d474052d84e624b2025-03-02T01:23:39ZengInstitute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of SciencesOceanologia0078-32342006-06-0148S91117Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processesJüri ElkenPentti MälkkiPekka AleniusTapani StipaThe Northern Baltic Proper is a splitting area of the Baltic Seasaline water route towards the two terminal basins - the Gulfof Finland and the Western Gotland Basin. Large halocline variations(vertical isopycnal displacements of more than 20 m, intra-haloclinecurrent speeds above 20 cm s<sup>-1</sup> appear during and followingSW wind events, which rapidly increase the water storage in theGulf of Finland and reverse the standard estuarine transport,causing an outflow in the lower layers. In the channel of variabletopography, basin-scale barotropic flow pulses are convertedinto baroclinic mesoscale motions such as jet currents, sub-surfaceeddies and low-frequency waves. The associated dynamics is analysedby the results from a special mesoscale experiment, routine observationsand numerical modelling.http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/48_S.html#A6Baltic SeaGulf of FinlandHaloclineCurrentsMesoscale eddies |
| spellingShingle | Jüri Elken Pentti Mälkki Pekka Alenius Tapani Stipa Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes Oceanologia Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland Halocline Currents Mesoscale eddies |
| title | Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes |
| title_full | Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes |
| title_fullStr | Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes |
| title_short | Large halocline variations in the Northern Baltic Proper and associated meso- and basin-scale processes |
| title_sort | large halocline variations in the northern baltic proper and associated meso and basin scale processes |
| topic | Baltic Sea Gulf of Finland Halocline Currents Mesoscale eddies |
| url | http://www.iopan.gda.pl/oceanologia/48_S.html#A6 |
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