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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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
2019
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/120078 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9230-3591 |