Arctic Surface Water
From The Encyclopedia of Earth
Arctic Surface Water with substantial sea ice, found to emit substantial methane at some locations. Source: NASA
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Arctic Surface Water (ASW) is a water mass found in the arctic domain in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ASW is the summer surface water mass above the seasonal thermocline and has temperatures greater than 0oC for the salinity range 34.4 to 34.7 and greater than 2oC for the salinity range 34.7 to 34.9.
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Further reading
- Peter M.Haugan (1999). "Structure and heat content of the West Spitsbergen Current". Polar Research 18 (2): 183.
- R.H.Bourke, A.M. Wiegel, and R.G. Paquette (1988). "The westward turning branch of the West Spitsbergen Current". Journal of Geophysical Research 93: 14065–14077.
- James H. Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
