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Discrepancy in the Identification of the Atlantic/Pacific Front in the Central Arctic Ocean: NO Versus Nutrient Relationships

Matthew B. Alkire ORCID Robert Rember ORCID Igor Polyakov
Geophysical Research Letters Vol. 46 No. 7 pp. 3843-3852 · American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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Abstract
AbstractFronts in the NO parameter, a semiconservative tracer combining nitrate and dissolved oxygen, and dynamic height were observed in the central East Siberian Sea that distinguished Atlantic and Pacific contributions to the upper halocline of the Amerasian Basin during the summer of 2015. The NO front was aligned with the Transpolar Drift, and its position over the Mendeleyev Ridge indicates that Pacific waters were generally restricted to the Canada Basin and did not spread to the central Arctic. This interpretation lies in contrast to the distribution of Pacific water fractions, calculated using established relationships between nitrate and phosphate, and indicates that traditional tracers used to quantify Pacific water contributions to the Arctic Ocean are no longer accurate.
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Published
Apr 01, 2019
Vol/Issue
46(7)
Pages
3843-3852
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Authors
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Matthew B. Alkire

Polar Science Center, Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington Seattle WA USA

R
Robert Rember

International Arctic Research Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK USA

I
Igor Polyakov

International Arctic Research Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks AK USA

Funding
National Science Foundation Award: PLR‐1203146 AM003
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award: NA15OAR4310156
Cite This Article
Matthew B. Alkire, Robert Rember, Igor Polyakov (2019). Discrepancy in the Identification of the Atlantic/Pacific Front in the Central Arctic Ocean: NO Versus Nutrient Relationships. Geophysical Research Letters, 46(7), 3843-3852. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl081837
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