Klimavariasjoner i tre hydrografiske snitt i Barentshavet i perioden 1977-1982
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1983Metadata
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Abstract
Three hydrographic sections in the Barents Sea, Fugløya-Bjørnøya (Bear
Island), Vardø-N (along 3l°l3'E) and Sem Islands-N (along 37°20'E), have
been observed in order to study climatic variations. Before 1977 the sections
were worked regular only once a year, but since 1977 the three sections have
been worked six, four and two times each year respectively.
Mean values of temperature and salinity have been established for different
parts of the sections in 3-5 depth layers, depending on the depth of the
section. The most outstanding feature is a minimum in both temperature and
salinity in the years 1978 and 1979. In the section Fugløya-Bjørnøya the mean
salinity in all depth layers was below 35.0 °/oo those years, and this is the
lowest salinity values ever observed in this section. The development in the
last years clearly indicate increasing values of both temperature and
salinity in the Atlantic inflow to the Barents Sea, In the eastern part of the
Barents Sea, however, this increase is not yet so clear as in the western
part.
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HavforskningsinstituttetSeries
Fisken og havet1983-03