Greater Role of Geostrophic Currents in Ekman Dynamics in the Western Arctic Ocean as a Mechanism for Beaufort Gyre Stabilization: EKMAN DYNAMICS IN WESTERN ARCTIC OCEAN
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DOI: 10.1002/2017jc013282
Abstract: Seven different methods, with and without including geostrophic currents, were used to explore Ekman dynamics in the western Arctic Ocean for the period 1992–2014. Results show that surface geostrophic currents have been increasing and are… read more here.
Keywords: geostrophic currents; western arctic; arctic ocean; dynamics western ... See more keywords
Bathymetry-constrained ocean geostrophic currents play a key role in shaping the sea ice circulation in the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad6baa
Abstract: Satellite-based observations and a pan-Arctic coupled sea ice-ocean model are utilized to study the effect of ocean geostrophic currents on large-scale sea ice circulation in the Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean. We find that surface winds… read more here.
Keywords: geostrophic currents; sea ice; bathymetry; ice ... See more keywords