Structure and forcing of the overflow at the Storfjorden sill and its connection to the Arctic coastal polynya in Storfjorden

Storfjorden (Svalbard) is a sill-fjord with an active polynya and exemplifies the dense water formation process over the Arctic shelves. Here we report on our simulations of Storfjorden covering the freezing season of 1999–2000 using an eddy-permitting 3-D ocean circulation model with a fully couple...

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Main Authors: F. Geyer, I. Fer, L. H. Smedsrud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-03-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/6/401/2010/os-6-401-2010.pdf