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A large eddy in the central Arctic Ocean
Author(s) -
Aagaard Knut,
Andersen Roger,
Swift James,
Johnson James
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2008gl033461
Subject(s) - geology , abyssal plain , abyssal zone , anticyclone , continental margin , oceanography , climatology , the arctic , eddy , range (aeronautics) , arctic , temperature salinity diagrams , salinity , paleontology , meteorology , tectonics , geography , structural basin , materials science , turbulence , composite material
Long‐term moored measurements of temperature, salinity, and velocity over the abyssal plain near the North Pole show a rich array of eddy‐like structures over a wide range of depths. Here we demonstrate an anticyclone that extends from the surface to at least 1700 m, is about 60 km across, and has a likely origin along the Eurasian continental margin.