Knies, Jochen; Pathirana, Irene Dorothea; Cabedo-Sanz, Patricia; Banica, Ana; Fabian, Karl; Rasmussen, Tine Lander; Forwick, Matthias; Belt, Simon T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-23)
The production of high-salinity brines during sea-ice freezing in circum-arctic coastal polynyas is thought to be part of northern deep water formation as it supplies additional dense waters to the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation system. To better predict the effect of possible future summer ice-free conditions in the Arctic Ocean on global climate, it is important to improve our ...