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The contribution of Alaskan, Siberian, and Canadian coastal polynas to the cold halocline layer of the Arctic OceanNumerous Arctic Ocean circulation and geochemical studies suggest that ice growth in polynyas over the Alaskan, Siberian, and Canadian continental shelves is a source of cold, saline water which contributes to the maintenance of the Arctic Ocean halocline. The purpose of this study is to estimate for the 1978-1987 winters the contributions of Arctic coastal polynyas to the cold halocline layer of the Arctic Ocean. The study uses a combination of satellite, oceanographic, and weather data to calculate the brine fluxes from the polynyas; then an oceanic box model is used to calculate their contributions to the cold halocline layer of the Arctic Ocean. This study complements and corrects a previous study of dense water production by coastal polynyas in the Barents, Kara, and Laptev Seas.
Document ID
19950048008
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Cavalieri, Donald J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Martin, Seelye
(University of Washington, Seattle, WA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
September 15, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research
Volume: 99
Issue: C9
ISSN: 0148-0227
Subject Category
Oceanography
Accession Number
95A79607
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-87-K-0160
PROJECT: RTOP 578-32-20
Distribution Limits
Public
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