Circulation of the Chukchi Sea shelfbreak and slope from moored timeseries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pocean.2019.01.002
Abstract: Abstract Data from a year-long mooring array across the shelfbreak/upper-slope of the Chukchi Sea are used to describe and quantify the circulation and water masses of the region. The timeseries revealed the year-round existence of… read more here.
Keywords: shelfbreak jet; slope; slope current; circulation ... See more keywords
Variability of the Antarctic slope current system in the northwestern Weddell Sea
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DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-17-0030.1
Abstract: The dense water outflow from the Antarctic continental shelf is closely associated with the strength and position of the Antarctic Slope Front. This study explores the short-term and spatial variability of the Antarctic Slope Front… read more here.
Keywords: slope; system; slope current; antarctic slope ... See more keywords
Whither the Chukchi Slope Current?
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DOI: 10.1175/jpo-d-19-0273.1
Abstract: AbstractRecent measurements and modeling indicate that roughly half of the Pacificorigin water exiting the Chukchi Sea shelf through Barrow Canyon forms a westward-flowing current known as the Chuk... read more here.
Keywords: slope current; oceanography; chukchi slope; whither chukchi ... See more keywords