Articles | Volume 14, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-1-2018
Research article
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02 Jan 2018
Research article |  | 02 Jan 2018

Bathymetry and oceanic flow structure at two deep passages crossing the Lomonosov Ridge

Göran Björk, Martin Jakobsson, Karen Assmann, Leif G. Andersson, Johan Nilsson, Christian Stranne, and Larry Mayer

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Physical oceanography during POLARSTERN cruise ARK-XXVI/3 (TransArc) U. Schauer, B. Rabe, and A. Wisotzki https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.774181

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This study presents detailed bathymetric data along with hydrographic data at two deep passages across the Lomonosov Ridge in the Arctic Ocean. The southern channel is relatively smooth with a sill depth close to 1700 m. Hydrographic data reveals an eastward flow in the southern part and opposite in the northern part. The northern passage is characterized by a narrow and steep ridge with a sill depth of 1470 m. Here, water exchange appears to occur in well-defined but irregular vertical layers.