MAR37-Ocean dynamics in the Arctic: from coast to open ocean

Arctic waters are undergoing rapid change, including increasing ocean temperatures, the massive inflow of freshwater from melting glaciers and ice caps, the influx of icebergs, reduction in sea ice cover, and shifts in atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns. Advancing our understanding of physical oceanographic processes in northern waters is critical to assessing the past, present, and future state of the Arctic. This session invites research presentations across a broad range of physical oceanography in polar and sub-polar seas, from micro-scale to basin-scale dynamics, including observational and modelling approaches. Presentations that investigate exchanges between land and sea, spanning from the coast to the open ocean, are particularly welcome. Welcome topics include exchanges at glacier-ocean interfaces, the fate of freshwater runoff, fjord- and basin-scale circulation dynamics, changes in ocean heat content and transport, boundary current dynamics, vertical mixing and convection, and more.

Co-Chairs:

Andrew Hamilton, University of Alberta
Paul Myers, University of Alberta
Juliana Marson, University of Manitoba