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Observations of strong turbulence and mixing impacting water exchange between two basins in the Baltic Sea
Julia Muchowski
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Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Martin Jakobsson
Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Lars Umlauf
Department of Physical Oceanography, Institute for Baltic Sea Research, 18119 Warnemünde, Germany
Lars Arneborg
Department of Research and Development, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Gothenburg, 426 71, Sweden
Bo Gustafsson
Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Peter Holtermann
Department of Physical Oceanography, Institute for Baltic Sea Research, 18119 Warnemünde, Germany
Christoph Humborg
Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Christian Stranne
Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691, Sweden
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Short summary
We show observational data of highly increased mixing and vertical salt flux rates in a sparsely sampled region of the northern Baltic Sea. Co-located acoustic observations complement our in situ measurements and visualize turbulent mixing with high spatial resolution. The observed mixing is generally not resolved in numerical models of the area but likely impacts the exchange of water between the adjacent basins as well as nutrient and oxygen conditions in the Bothnian Sea.
We show observational data of highly increased mixing and vertical salt flux rates in a sparsely...
