Observations of Seasonal Upwelling and Downwelling in the Beaufort Sea Mediated by Sea Ice

We present observational estimates of Ekman pumping in the Beaufort Gyre region. Averaged over the Canada Basin, the results show a 2003-14 average of 2.3myr⁻¹ downward with strong seasonal and interannual variability superimposed: monthly and yearly means range from 30myrsu downward to 10myr⁻¹ upwa...

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Main Authors: Timmermans, Mary-Louise, Meneghello, Gianluca, Marshall, John C, Scott, Jeremy
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Published: American Meteorological Society 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/118476
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-3591