Structure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current

• Published in: Polar Research Vol. 18; no. 2; pp. 183 - 188
• Main Author: Haugan, Peter M.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.12.1999
• Subjects: PNE, West Spitsbergen Current

The seasonal evolution of the hydrographic structure of the West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) above bottom depths from 300 m to 800 m is discussed based on a modern data set with high spatial resolution. The WSC appears to have a core with high temperature and salinity, linked to the topography in this...