Tide-mediated warming of Arctic halocline by Atlantic heat fluxes over rough topography
Rippeth, T.P.; Lincoln, B.J.; Len, Y.-D.; Green, J.A.M.; Sundfjord, A.; Bacon, S. (2015). Tide-mediated warming of Arctic halocline by Atlantic heat fluxes over rough topography. Nature Geoscience 8(3): 191–194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2350
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Rippeth, T.P.
- Lincoln, B.J.
- Len, Y.-D.
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- Green, J.A.M.
- Sundfjord, A.
- Bacon, S.
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| Abstract |
Atlantic water brings heat to the subsurface Arctic Ocean. Pan-Arctic microstructure measurements of energy dissipation suggest that vertical mixing is substantial over the continental slopes, tidally induced, and insensitive to sea-ice cover. |
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