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Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean Ocean
n of the Arctic Circle, between North America and Eurasia. Almost totally landlocked and the Earth's smallest ocean, it is bordered by Greenland, Canada, Alaska, Russia, and Norway. Connected to the Pacific Ocean by the Bering Strait, and to the Atlantic Ocean by the Davis Strait and Greenland Sea, it includes the Barents, Beaufort, Chukchi, Greenland, and Norwegian seas. There is animal life (plankton) in all Arctic water. Polar bears, seals, and gulls live up to
c.88°
n. Area: 14 million sq km (5.4 million sq mi).
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Simulated Variability of the Arctic Ocean Freshwater Balance 1948-2001
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ABSTRACT The Arctic Ocean freshwater balance over...hindcast simulation with an ocean-sea ice model of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. Atmospheric forcing is taken...term variability of the Arctic Ocean liquid freshwater content...
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Arctic Ocean was a lake 17.5 mln years ago
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 6/21/2007; 493 words
; ...North Atlantic water into the Arctic Ocean. Scientists believe that...the northern Atlantic and Arctic Oceans is a key driver of global ocean circulation patterns and global...Lomonosov ridge in the central Arctic Ocean, near the North Pole...
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STUDY REVEALS CAUSES BEHIND FRESHWATER INCREASE IN NORTH ATLANTIC, ARCTIC OCEANS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...freshwater inputs to the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans may shed light on what...freshwater increases from Arctic Ocean sources-rivers, ice...freshwater coming into the oceans matches up with the...associated with changes in ocean circulation and mixing...freshwater flow to the ...
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The Pacific and Arctic oceans; new oceanographic research.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 5/1/2009; 514 words
; ...9781606920107 The Pacific and Arctic oceans; new oceanographic...research on the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, this book contains five...biomass in the North Pacific Ocean, self-organized dynamics of the Arctic sea-ice cover, and seasonal...
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Arctic ocean research: Progress and requirements
Magazine article from: Sea Technology; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...in the rest of the world's oceans for the past 50 years. In...government-wide to support Arctic research. In subsequent years...03. However, because the Arctic Ocean demands a unique understanding...Ocean" programs ignore the Arctic Ocean. The reasons are historical...
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The Arctic and Subarctic Ocean Flux of Potential Vorticity and the Arctic Ocean Circulation*
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...connected with the Pacific Ocean through Bering Strait and with...and outflow to the subarctic oceans also occur via passages in...water masses that enter the Arctic Basin, especially the ones from the Atlantic Ocean, are considerably warmer than those that exit from the Arctic Basin and ...
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Sen. Begich Introduces Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review Act
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...D-Alaska, has introduced the Arctic Ocean Research and Science Policy Review...Atmospheric Administration estimates the Arctic Ocean may be ice free during summer months...socioeconomic impacts of a changing Arctic Ocean lack a cohesive, coordinated...
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The Seasonal Variability of the Arctic Ocean Ekman Transport and Its Role in the Mixed Layer Heat and Salt Fluxes
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 10/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...variability of the upper-ocean heat content in many parts of the World Ocean, especially along coasts...subtropical and subpolar oceans. In those ice-free oceans, the Ekman transport...In the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, the surface momentum...
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The Arctic Ocean in the 21st century: with warming at a rate double the global average, the region's animal populations struggle to adapt.(OCEANS & COASTS)(Viewpoint essay)
Magazine article from: The American Prospect; 12/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...atmosphere, and the oceans. The Arctic region...thirds of which is the Arctic Ocean. In contrast to the...future as rapidly as the Arctic Ocean. It is the extensive...sea ice that makes the Arctic Ocean distinct from the Atlantic and all other oceans. The ...
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Russian bombers to patrol over Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic oceans: reports
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/29/2007; 315 words
; Russian bombers to patrol over Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic oceans: reports MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia...carry out patrolling flights over Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans in a bid to show the nation's recovering military...
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Arctic Ocean
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...seas. The floor of the Arctic Ocean is divided by three submarine...act to separate the Arctic Ocean from the Atlantic. The Arctic Ocean has the widest continental shelf of all the oceans; it extends c.750 mi (1...numerous islands, including the Arctic Archipelago , ...
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the Arctic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...therefore include the Arctic Ocean ; the northern reaches...Atlantic and Pacific oceans having generally warmer...along its fringe, the Arctic Ocean remains frozen throughout...experienced N of the Arctic Circle, with variations...
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Arctic
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...referred to as the subarctic. At the centre of the Arctic is the Arctic Ocean , with its many seas and inlets. In the region...reached the North Pole, and the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean under the polar ice-cap was completed in 1959...
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
...northeast corner. This roadless area, north of the Arctic Circle, consists of arctic and alpine tundra, coastal lagoons and barrier...along 110 miles of the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean) to the border with Canada's Yukon Territory...
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Arctic sea smoke
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
Arctic sea smoke( frost smoke ) Fog that appears in very cold air from the Arctic ice or frozen-land regions, when it comes over the warmer water of open parts of the Arctic Ocean . The rapid heating induces convection currents...
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