• Atlantic Water Pathways Along the North-Western Svalbard Shelf Mapped Using Vessel-Mounted Current Profilers 

      Menze, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Haugan, Peter M.; Fer, Ilker; Sundfjord, Arild; Beszczynska-Moeller, Agnieszka; Falk-Petersen, Stig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      A large amount of warm Atlantic water (AW) enters the Arctic as a boundary current through Fram Strait (West Spitsbergen Current [WSC]) and is the major oceanic heat source to the Arctic Ocean. Along the north‐western ...
    • Drivers of Interannual Sea Ice Concentration Variability in the Atlantic Water Inflow Region North of Svalbard 

      Lundesgaard, Øyvind; Sundfjord, Arild; Renner, Angelika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Sea ice concentration along the continental margin of the Arctic Ocean is influenced by a multitude of factors, including local freezing and melting due to atmospheric forcing, lateral advection of sea ice by winds and ...
    • Eddy-driven recirculation of Atlantic Water in Fram Strait 

      Hattermann, Tore; Isachsen, Pål Erik; von Appen, Wilken-Jon; Albretsen, Jon; Sundfjord, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Eddy‐resolving regional ocean model results in conjunction with synthetic float trajectories and observations provide new insights into the recirculation of the Atlantic Water (AW) in Fram Strait that significantly impacts ...
    • Hydrography, inorganic nutrients and chlorophyll a linked to sea ice cover in the Atlantic Water inflow region north of Svalbard 

      Renner, Angelika; Bailey, Allison Michelle; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Chierici, Melissa; Jones, Elizabeth Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • Import of Atlantic Water and sea ice controls the ocean environment in the northern Barents Sea 

      Lundesgaard, Øyvind; Sundfjord, Arild; Lind, Sigrid; Nilsen, Frank; Renner, Angelika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The northern Barents Sea is a cold, seasonally ice-covered Arctic shelf sea region that has experienced major warming and sea ice loss in recent decades. Here, a 2-year observational record from two ocean moorings provides ...
    • Leads in Arctic pack ice enable early phytoplankton blooms below snow-covered sea ic 

      Assmy, Philipp; Fernández-Méndez, Mar; Duarte, Pedro; Meyer, Amelie; Randelhoff, Achim; Mundy, Christopher John; Olsen, Lasse; Kauko, Hanna M.; Bailey, Allison; Chierici, Melissa; Cohen, Lana; Doulgeris, Anthony Paul; Ehn, Jens K.; Fransson, Agneta; Gerland, Sebastian; Hop, Haakon; Hudson, Stephen R.; Hughes, Nick; Itkin, Polona; Johnsen, Geir; King, Jennifer A.; Koch, Boris P.; Koenig, Zoe; Kwasniewski, Slawomir; Laney, Samuel R.; Nikolaus, Marcel; Pavlov, Alexey K.; Polashenski, Christopher M.; Provost, Christine; Rösel, Anja; Sandbu, Marthe; Spreen, Gunnar; Smedsrud, Lars H.; Sundfjord, Arild; Taskjelle, Torbjørn; Tatarek, Agnieszka; Wiktor, Josef; Wagner, Penelope Mae; Wold, Anette; Steen, Harald; Granskog, Mats A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
    • Modelling of the Svalbard fjord Hornsund 

      Jakacki, Jaromir; Przyborska, Anna; Kosecki, Szymon; Sundfjord, Arild; Albretsen, Jon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
    • Pelagic ecosystem characteristics across the atlantic water boundary current from Rijpfjorden, Svalbard, to the Arctic ocean during summer (2010-2014) 

      Hop, Haakon; Assmy, Philipp; Wold, Anette; Sundfjord, Arild; Daase, Malin; Duarte, Pedro; Kwasniewski, Slawomir; Gluchowska, Marta; Wiktor, Józef Maria; Tatarek, Agnieszka; Wiktor, Józef Maria Jr.; Kristiansen, Svein; Fransson, Agneta Ingrid; Chierici, Melissa; Vihtakari, Mikko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The northern coast of Svalbard contains high-arctic fjords, such as Rijpfjorden (80°N 22°30′E). This area has experienced higher sea and air temperatures and less sea ice in recent years, and models predict increasing ...
    • Seasonality of the Physical and Biogeochemical Hydrography in the Inflow to the Arctic Ocean Through Fram Strait 

      Randelhoff, Achim; Reigstad, Marit; Chierici, Melissa; Sundfjord, Arild; Ivanov, Vladimir; Cape, Matthias; Vernet, Maria; Tremblay, Jean-Éric; Bratbak, Gunnar; Kristiansen, Svein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
    • Status for miljøet i Barentshavet: Rapport fra Overvåkingsgruppen 2020 

      Jelmert, Anders; Sandø, Anne Britt; Frie, Anne Kirstine Højholt; Bogstad, Bjarte; Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar; Eriksen, Elena; Hallfredsson, Elvar H.; Stenevik, Erling Kåre; Bagøien, Espen; Ottersen, Geir; Skaret, Georg; Höffle, Hannes; Vee, Ida; Johansson, Josefina; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; McBride, Margaret; Chierici, Melissa; Dalpadado, Padmini; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Lien, Vidar Surén; Høines, Åge Sigurd; Fransson, Agneta; Sundfjord, Arild; von Quillfeldt, Cecilie; Lydersen, Christian; Hop, Haakon; Strøm, Hallvard; Johnsen, Hanne; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Danielsen, Ida Kristin; Aars, Jon; Kovacs, Kit M.; Helgason, Lisa Bjørnsdatter; Itkin, Mikhail; Pavlova, Olga; Assmy, Philipp; Descamps, Sebastien; Lind, Sigrid; Gerland, Sebastian; Skotte, Gunnar; Stene, Kristine O.; Leiknes, Øystein; Skjerdal, Hilde Kristin; Jensen, Henning; Jensen, Andre Frantzen; Green, Norman Whitaker; Lorentsen, Svein Håkon (Rapport fra havforskningen;2020 - 13, Research report, 2020)
      I rapporten dekkes tre hovedtemaer: (1) Dominerende trekk i status og utvikling i økosystemet i Barentshavet siden 2016 med vekt på å beskrive hvordan sentrale prosesser påvirker tilstanden; (2) en mer detaljert beskrivelse ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Sebastian H.; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
    • Variability and redistribution of heat in the Atlantic Water boundary current north of Svalbard 

      Renner, Angelika; Sundfjord, Arild; Janout, Markus; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Beszczynska, Agnieszka; Pickart, Robert S.; Peréz-Hernández, M. Dolores (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      We quantify Atlantic Water heat loss north of Svalbard using year‐long hydrographic and current records from three moorings deployed across the Svalbard Branch of the Atlantic Water boundary current in 2012–2013. The ...