Articles | Volume 14, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1329-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1329-2018
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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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.