Articles | Volume 19, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1773-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-1773-2023
Research article
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13 Dec 2023
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2023

Long-term eddy modulation affects the meridional asymmetry of the halocline in the Beaufort Gyre

Jinling Lu, Ling Du, and Shuhao Tao

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With the recent developments in observations and reanalysis data in the Beaufort Gyre, we investigate an improved understanding of eddy activity and asymmetrical halocline variability in the upper ocean. The halocline structures on the southern and northern sides of the central gyre have tended to be identical since 2014. The results suggest that enhanced eddy modulation through eddy fluxes influences oceanic stratification, resulting in reduced meridional asymmetry of the halocline.