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Flow Patterns in the Eastern Chukchi Sea: 2010–2015
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2018
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Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(2), 1177-1195
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Journal Title:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
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Description:From 2010 to 2015, moorings were deployed on the northern Chukchi Sea at nine sites. Deployment duration varied from 5 years at a site off Icy Cape to 1 year at a site north of Hanna Shoal. In addition, 39 satellite-tracked drifters (drogue depth 25–30 m) were deployed in the region during 2012–2015. The goals of this manuscript are to describe currents in the Chukchi Sea and their relationship to ice and winds. The north-south pressure gradient results in, on average, a northward flow over the Chukchi shelf, which is modified by local winds. The volume transport near Icy Cape ( /C240.4 Sv) was /C2440% of flow through Bering Strait and varied seasonally, accounting for >50% of summer and /C2420% of winter transport in Bering Strait. Current direction was strongly influenced by bathymetry, with northward flow through the
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Source:Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(2), 1177-1195
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ISSN:2169-9275;2169-9291;
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