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Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-895-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-895-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 20, issue 4
Research article
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11 Jul 2024
Research article |  | 11 Jul 2024

The Polar Front in the northwestern Barents Sea: structure, variability and mixing

Eivind H. Kolås, Ilker Fer, and Till M. Baumann

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In the northwestern Barents Sea, we study the Barents Sea Polar Front formed by Atlantic Water meeting Polar Water. Analyses of ship and glider data from October 2020 to February 2021 show a density front with warm, salty water intruding under cold, fresh water. Short-term variability is linked to tidal currents and mesoscale eddies, influencing front position, density slopes and water mass transformation. Despite seasonal changes in the upper layers, the front remains stable below 100 m depth.
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