Structure and dynamics of mesoscale eddies over the Laptev Sea continental slope in the Arctic Ocean

Pnyushkov, Andrey; Polyakov, Igor V.; Padman, Laurie; Nguyen, An T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1329-2018

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1329-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1329-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 5

Research article

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29 Oct 2018

Research article |

| 29 Oct 2018

Structure and dynamics of mesoscale eddies over the Laptev Sea continental slope in the Arctic Ocean

Andrey Pnyushkov, Igor V. Polyakov, Laurie Padman, and An T. Nguyen

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RC1: 'Review of Structure and dynamics of mesoscale eddies over the Laptev Sea continental slope in the Arctic Ocean', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 May 2018
- AC1: 'Specific responses to the comments and suggestions provided by the reviewers.', Andrey Pnyushkov, 18 Aug 2018
RC2: 'Review of “Structure and dynamics of mesoscale eddies over the Laptev Sea continental slope in the Arctic Ocean” by Pnyushkov et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Jun 2018
- AC1: 'Specific responses to the comments and suggestions provided by the reviewers.', Andrey Pnyushkov, 18 Aug 2018
EC1: 'please do address all comments', Matthew Hecht, 09 Jul 2018
- AC1: 'Specific responses to the comments and suggestions provided by the reviewers.', Andrey Pnyushkov, 18 Aug 2018

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AR by Andrey Pnyushkov on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (04 Sep 2018) by Matthew Hecht

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Sep 2018)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Sep 2018) by Matthew Hecht

AR by Andrey Pnyushkov on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

A total of 4 years of velocity and hydrography records from moored profilers over the Laptev Sea slope reveal multiple events of eddies passing through the mooring site. These events suggest that the advection of mesoscale eddies is an important component of ocean dynamics in the Eurasian Basin of the Arctic Ocean. Increased vertical shear of current velocities found within eddies produces enhanced diapycnal mixing, suggesting their importance for the redistribution of heat in the Arctic Ocean.