Jul 1, 2025 · At the surface and beneath, currents, gyres and eddies physically shape the coasts and ocean bottom, and transport and mix energy, chemicals, within and among ocean basins.

May 8, 2023 · The Beaufort Gyre “has transitioned to a quasi-stable state in which the increase in sea surface height of the gyre has slowed and the freshwater content has plateaued.

Aug 25, 2022 · The gyre is a massive clockwise ocean circulation pattern in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska. The currents swirl around as if contained in a bowl about 1000 kilometers …

Illustrated roadmap of global ocean circulation, with temperature and flow shown as highways connecting gyre "roundabouts" across the world's oceans.

An important feature of Beaufort Gyre is the low salinity lens that has formed at the surface due to the anticyclonic (clockwise) wind stress on the ocean that drives convergent surface water flow …

Feb 21, 2019 · Beaufort Gyre , a major Arctic Ocean circulation system north of Alaska, has doubled over the past 30 years. And, if the temperatures continue to spike, it could eventually …

Aug 25, 2022 · This complex circulation system in the Arctic — which impacts the entire food web— is in a delicate balance. In recent years, scientists have documented changes in the …

Dec 1, 1996 · Estimates of flow speeds in the subpolar gyre suggest a transit time of about a decade for a parcel of water that enters the transformation pipeline east of Newfoundland with …

History US Military Buildup of Thule and DEW Line (1950s-1960s) With the advent of the Cold War, the US military began to look at the northern regions as the front line of defense against …

Jan 25, 2006 · A key component of the Arctic climate clockworks is the Beaufort Gyre?a bowl of cold, icy, relatively fresh waters north of Alaska that is swept by prevailing winds into a circular …