Seasonally derived components of the Canada Basin halocline

The Arctic halocline stratification is an important barrier to the transport of deep ocean heat to the underside of sea ice. Surface water in the Chukchi Sea, warmed in summer by solar radiation, ventilates the Canada Basin halocline to create a warm layer below the mixed‐layer base. The year‐round...

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Main Authors: Timmermans, Mary-Louise, Proshutinsky, Andrey, Marshall, John C, Scott, Jeremy
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120078
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