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Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-365-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-365-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
19 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 19 Feb 2021

Structure and drivers of ocean mixing north of Svalbard in summer and fall 2018

Zoe Koenig, Eivind H. Kolås, and Ilker Fer

Data sets

Physical oceanography data from the cruise KB 2018616 with R.V. Kristine Bonnevie. Ilker Fer, Zoe Koenig, Anthony Bosse, Eva Falck, Eivind Kolås, and Frank Nilsen https://doi.org/10.21335/NMDC-2047975397

Physical oceanography data from the cruise KH 2018709 with R.V. Kronprins Haakon, 12-24 September 2018 Ilker Fer, Zoe Koenig, Eivind Kolås, Eva Falck, Trygve Fossum, Martin Ludvigsen, Marika Marnela, Frank Nilsen, Petter Norgren and Ragnheid Skogseth https://doi.org/10.21335/NMDC-2039932526

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Short summary
The Arctic Ocean is a major sink for heat and salt for the global ocean. Ocean mixing contributes to this sink by mixing the Atlantic and Pacific waters with surrounding waters. We investigate the drivers of ocean mixing north of Svalbard based on observations collected during two research cruises in 2018 as part of the Nansen Legacy project. We found that wind and tidal forcing are the main drivers and that 1 % of the Atlantic Water heat loss can be attributed to vertical turbulent mixing.
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