ISSN:
1751-8369
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Geography
,
Geosciences
Notes:
We investigate the response of the Nordic seas-Arctic Ocean system to surface freshwater flux anomalies that we regard as typical for long-term atmospheric variability. We employ response experiments with a coupled sea ice-ocean model where we introduce a surface freshwater flux anomaly (A) over the Norwegian Sea and (B) in the Laptev Sea. Case A offers an explanation for the intermediate depth salinity changes observed in the Amundsen Basin. The signal observed there belongs to an original perturbation that, according to the model, occurred around a decade earlier. Salinity fluctuations in the Laptev Sea could play a role in changes in the near surface salinity in the Amundsen Basin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.1999.tb00288.x
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