Fate of Warm Pacific Water in the Arctic Basin

Pacific Summer Water (PSW) plays a critical role in the ecosystem of the western Arctic Ocean, impacting sea-ice melt and providing freshwater to the basin. Most of the water exits the Chukchi Sea shelf through Barrow Canyon, but the manner in which this occurs and the ultimate fate of the water rem...

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Main Authors: Lin, Peigen (Author), Pickart, Robert S. (Author), Våge, Kjetil (Author), Li, Jianqiang (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU), 2022-02-15T16:32:12Z.
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