| Abstract |
The Flow Of Atlantic Water Through Fram Strait Is The Main Provider Of Heat To The Arctic Ocean. The Poleward Transport In The Strait Is Achieved Mostly By The West Spitsbergen Current, Which Flows As A Slope Current Over The Svalbard Shelf And Slope. Repeat Glider Sections Were Carried Out In July-september 2017 Across The Eastern Fram Strait As Part Of The Eu-h2020 Intaros Project. These Measurements Aimed At Monitoring The Crossslope Structure Of The West Spitsbergen Current And Identifying Possible Mesoscale Features And Recirculation.combining The Glider Data With Results From A High Resolution Sea Ice-ocean Model Allows Us To Characterize The Time-space Structure Of The Eddies And To Estimate Their Contribution To The Flow Of Atlantic Water Which Is Diverted Westward And Possibly Recirculates Southward In The Strait. The Variability Of The Recirculated Transport Will Be Analyzed In Relation To The Interannual Variability Of The Volume And Heat Transports, Which Eventually Enters The Arctic Ocean Through Fram Strait. |
