TY - JOUR
T1 - Adrift in the Beaufort Gyre
T2 - A model intercomparison
AU - Steele, M.
AU - Ermold, W.
AU - Häkkinen, S.
AU - Holland, D.
AU - Holloway, G.
AU - Karcher, M.
AU - Kauker, F.
AU - Maslowski, W.
AU - Steiner, N.
AU - Zhang, J.
PY - 2001/8/1
Y1 - 2001/8/1
N2 - Output from six regional sea ice-ocean climate model simulations of the arctic seas is compared to investigate the models' ability to accurately reproduce the observed late winter mean sea surface salinity. The results indicate general agreement within the Nordic seas, strong differences on the arctic continental shelves, and the presence of a climate drift that leads to a high salinity bias in most models within the Beaufort Gyre. The latter is highly sensitive to the wind forcing and to the simulation of freshwater sources on the shelves and elsewhere.
AB - Output from six regional sea ice-ocean climate model simulations of the arctic seas is compared to investigate the models' ability to accurately reproduce the observed late winter mean sea surface salinity. The results indicate general agreement within the Nordic seas, strong differences on the arctic continental shelves, and the presence of a climate drift that leads to a high salinity bias in most models within the Beaufort Gyre. The latter is highly sensitive to the wind forcing and to the simulation of freshwater sources on the shelves and elsewhere.
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U2 - 10.1029/2001GL012845
DO - 10.1029/2001GL012845
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:17944370501
SN - 0094-8276
VL - 28
SP - 2935
EP - 2938
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
IS - 15
ER -