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Circulation and water mass structure in the Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas Mixing processes, such as brine formation, result in denser water that is transported off the shelves and into the deep basin
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Circulation and water mass structure in the Arctic Ocean and Nordic Seas Mixing processes, such as brine formation, result in denser water that is transported off the shelves and into the deep basin
Sources | Title (cont.) Open ocean convection takes place in the gyres of the Greenland and Iceland Seas. after Aagaard, K., J.H. Swift and E.C. Carmack, 1985. Thermohaline circulation in the Arctic Mediterranean seas. J. geophys. Res. 90: 4833-4846. (AAR Figure 3.39) | ||||
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Graphical production: Philippe Rekacewicz and Emmanuelle Bournay (GRID-Arendal) | ||||
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AMAP Assessment Report: Arctic Pollution Issues |
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Published | 1998 | ||||
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