Abstract
A section through the Arctic Ocean (Figure 3.1) shows that below the upper cold low-salinity lid lies a vast mass of water of nearly uniform salinity, comprising over 90% of the water in the basin. This water has been recognised since Nansen’s time as having its origin in the Atlantic, and indeed the Arctic Ocean is fundamentally a mediterranean sea of the North Atlantic.
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Aagaard, K. (1982). Inflow from the Atlantic Ocean to the Polar Basin. In: Rey, L. (eds) The Arctic Ocean. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05919-5_3
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