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Intrahalocline eddies in the Amundsen Basin observed in the distributed network from the MOSAiC expedition
Alejandra Quintanilla-Zurita
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Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Benjamin Rabe
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Claudia Wekerle
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Torsten Kanzow
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Faculty of Physics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Ivan Kuznetsov
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Sinhue Torres-Valdes
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung, Bremerhaven, Germany
Enric Pallàs-Sanz
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Ying-Chih Fang
Department of Oceanography, College of Marine Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Short summary
During a year-long Arctic expedition, we discovered nine underwater eddies beneath the sea ice in the central Arctic Ocean. These hidden structures form within a layered part of the ocean just below the surface and may reshape water layers and transport heat, freshwater, and nutrients. Using drifting ice platforms, we measured their size, depth, and motion to understand how they form.
During a year-long Arctic expedition, we discovered nine underwater eddies beneath the sea ice...
