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Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-341-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-341-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 2
Research article
 | 
18 Mar 2024
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2024

Drivers of Laptev Sea interannual variability in salinity and temperature

Phoebe A. Hudson, Adrien C. H. Martin, Simon A. Josey, Alice Marzocchi, and Athanasios Angeloudis

Data sets

JPL SMAP Level 3 CAP Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image Monthly V5.0 Validated Dataset NASA/JPL https://doi.org/10.5067/SMP50-3TMCS

RSS SMAP Level 3 Sea Surface Salinity Standard Mapped Image 8-Day Running Mean V4.0 Validated Dataset Remote Sensing Systems https://doi.org/10.5067/SMP40-3SPCS

SMOS ARCTIC SSS L3 maps produced by CATDS CEC LOCEAN Alexander Supply et al. https://doi.org/10.17882/71909

Arctic Sea Surface Salinity L2 orbits and L3 maps (V.3.1) Justino Martínez et al. https://doi.org/10.20350/DIGITALCSIC/12620

ESA Sea Surface Temperature Climate Change Initiative (SST_cci): Level 4 Analysis Climate Data Record, version 2.1 S. A. Good et al. https://doi.org/10.5285/62C0F97B1EAC4E0197A674870AFE1EE6

Global Ocean Physics Reanalysis European Union-Copernicus Marine Service https://doi.org/10.48670/MOI-00021

A comprehensive, quality-controlled and up-to-date data set of temperature and salinity data for the Arctic Mediterranean Sea (Version 1.0), links to data files Axel Behrendt et al. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.872931

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Short summary
Satellite salinity data are used for the first time to study variability in Arctic freshwater transport from the Lena River and are shown to be a valuable tool for studying this region. These data confirm east/westerly wind is the main control on fresh water and sea ice transport rather than the volume of river runoff. The strong role of the wind suggests understanding how wind patterns will change is key to predicting future Arctic circulation and sea ice concentration.
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