The Bering Sea : communication with the Western subarctic gyre, mesoscale activity, shelf-basin exchange, and the flow through Bering Strait

A 1/12th-degree, pan-Arctic ice-ocean numerical model is used to better understand the circulation and exchanges in the Bering Sea. Understanding the physical oceanography of the Bering Sea is significant for the U.S. Navy due to the expected increase in ship traffic and exploration of natural reso...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kinney, Jaclyn Clement
Other Authors: Maslowski, Wieslaw
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10780