Arctic Ocean Circulation
Study Finds New Source of Trace Elements Could Rapidly Change Arctic Ecosystems
A new study by WHOI and their international colleagues found that freshwater runoff from rivers and continental shelf sediments are bringing significant quantities of carbon and trace elements into parts of the Arctic Ocean via the Transpolar Drift—a major surface current that moves water from Siberia across the North Pole to the North Atlantic Ocean.
In a Spin: New Insights into the Beaufort Gyre
Alien Waters: Neighboring Seas Are Flowing into a Warming Arctic Ocean
quotes Robert Pickart
Climate change’s unseen impact on the Arctic Ocean
quotes Lauren Kipp
Arctic Ocean composition is undergoing rapid change
features an interview with Lauren Kipp
Ice Age and Climate Change: Heat-Pond in Arctic Blew Up?
mentions WHOI