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Analysis of the Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Content in 2003–2018. / Proshutinsky, A.; Krishfield, R.; Toole, J. M. et al.
In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Vol. 124, No. 12, 01.12.2019, p. 9658-9689.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of the Beaufort Gyre Freshwater Content in 2003–2018
AU - Proshutinsky, A.
AU - Krishfield, R.
AU - Toole, J. M.
AU - Timmermans, M. L.
AU - Williams, W.
AU - Zimmermann, S.
AU - Yamamoto-Kawai, M.
AU - Armitage, T. W.K.
AU - Dukhovskoy, D.
AU - Golubeva, E.
AU - Manucharyan, G. E.
AU - Platov, G.
AU - Watanabe, E.
AU - Kikuchi, T.
AU - Nishino, S.
AU - Itoh, M.
AU - Kang, S. H.
AU - Cho, K. H.
AU - Tateyama, K.
AU - Zhao, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: ©2019. The Authors.
PY - 2019/12/1
Y1 - 2019/12/1
N2 - Hydrographic data collected from research cruises, bottom-anchored moorings, drifting Ice-Tethered Profilers, and satellite altimetry in the Beaufort Gyre region of the Arctic Ocean document an increase of more than 6,400 km3 of liquid freshwater content from 2003 to 2018: a 40% growth relative to the climatology of the 1970s. This fresh water accumulation is shown to result from persistent anticyclonic atmospheric wind forcing (1997–2018) accompanied by sea ice melt, a wind-forced redirection of Mackenzie River discharge from predominantly eastward to westward flow, and a contribution of low salinity waters of Pacific Ocean origin via Bering Strait. Despite significant uncertainties in the different observations, this study has demonstrated the synergistic value of having multiple diverse datasets to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of Beaufort Gyre freshwater content variability. For example, Beaufort Gyre Observational System (BGOS) surveys clearly show the interannual increase in freshwater content, but without satellite or Ice-Tethered Profiler measurements, it is not possible to resolve the seasonal cycle of freshwater content, which in fact is larger than the year-to-year variability, or the more subtle interannual variations.
AB - Hydrographic data collected from research cruises, bottom-anchored moorings, drifting Ice-Tethered Profilers, and satellite altimetry in the Beaufort Gyre region of the Arctic Ocean document an increase of more than 6,400 km3 of liquid freshwater content from 2003 to 2018: a 40% growth relative to the climatology of the 1970s. This fresh water accumulation is shown to result from persistent anticyclonic atmospheric wind forcing (1997–2018) accompanied by sea ice melt, a wind-forced redirection of Mackenzie River discharge from predominantly eastward to westward flow, and a contribution of low salinity waters of Pacific Ocean origin via Bering Strait. Despite significant uncertainties in the different observations, this study has demonstrated the synergistic value of having multiple diverse datasets to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of Beaufort Gyre freshwater content variability. For example, Beaufort Gyre Observational System (BGOS) surveys clearly show the interannual increase in freshwater content, but without satellite or Ice-Tethered Profiler measurements, it is not possible to resolve the seasonal cycle of freshwater content, which in fact is larger than the year-to-year variability, or the more subtle interannual variations.
KW - Arctic Ocean
KW - Beaufort Gyre
KW - circulation
KW - climate change
KW - freshwater balance
KW - modeling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077865888&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1029/2019JC015281
DO - 10.1029/2019JC015281
M3 - Article
C2 - 32055432
AN - SCOPUS:85077865888
VL - 124
SP - 9658
EP - 9689
JO - Journal of Geophysical Research
JF - Journal of Geophysical Research
SN - 0148-0227
IS - 12
ER -
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