Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Gascard, Jean-Claude"
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Atlantic Water Circulation and Properties Northwest of Svalbard During Anomalous Southerly Winds
Koenig, Zoe Charlotte; Meyer, Amelie; Provost, Christine; Sennéchael, Nathalie; Sundfjord, Arild; Gascard, Jean-Claude (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Atlantic Water (AW), the main source of heat and salt for the Arctic Ocean, undergoes large transformations (cooling and freshening) north of Svalbard as it flows near the surface above the Yermak Plateau (YP). In September ... -
The East Greenland Current studied with CFCs and released sulphur hexafluoride
Olsson, K. Anders; Jeansson, Emil; Tanhua, Toste; Gascard, Jean-Claude (Journal article, 2005-03)The distribution and evolution of water masses along the East Greenland Current (EGC) from south of the Fram Strait to the Denmark Strait were investigated using chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the released tracer sulphur ... -
The Norwegian Atlantic Current in the Lofoten basin inferred from hydrological and tracer data (129I) and its interaction with the Norwegian Coastal Current
Gascard, Jean-Claude; Raisbeck, G.; Sequeira, S.; Yiou, F.; Mork, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004-01-14)From three hydrological sections taken across the Lofoten Basin in May 2000, we estimated geostrophic transports of 7.2 Sv (Sverdrup = 106 m³ s-¹) for the Norwegian Atlantic Current (NAC) and its division between northern ...