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      Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Bering Strait Throughflow from AO-FVCOM and Observation

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          A high-resolution Arctic Ocean-Finite Volume Community Ocean Model (AO-FVCOM) and observational current data from 14 mooring stations in Bering Strait and surrounding regions between 1990 and 2015 were used to study the seasonal and interannual variability of Bering Strait throughflow (BST). AO-FVCOM represented the BST with a climatological northward flux of 1.06 Sv, which was close to the observational mean of 0.94 ± 0.26 Sv. From the model results, the strongest volume flux was in summer, approximately 45% larger than that in winter. Interannual variability of BST was also indicated in the model results, and the maximum and minimum annual mean transports are in 2007 and 2012, respectively. AO-FVCOM showed larger differences from the observations in 2000, 2002, and 2015 than in other years, which may be related to the limitation of atmospheric forcing for the model. According to the driving mechanisms of BST, sea level difference (SLD) across the strait dominates the northward volume transport, and local wind is also important in forcing the seasonal variability of the BST and SLD patterns to change the BST indirectly.

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          Journal
          JOUC
          Journal of Ocean University of China
          Science Press and Springer (China )
          1672-5182
          14 May 2019
          01 June 2019
          : 18
          : 3
          : 615-625
          Affiliations
          [1] 1 College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
          [2] 2 College of Ocean Science and Engineering, Shanghai Maritime University, Shanghai 201306, China
          Author notes
          *Corresponding author: GAO Guoping
          Article
          s11802-019-3906-6
          10.1007/s11802-019-3906-6
          d20bdc91-cafd-4216-8a69-e9b3f45a0645
          Copyright © Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2019.

          The copyright to this article, including any graphic elements therein (e.g. illustrations, charts, moving images), is hereby assigned for good and valuable consideration to the editorial office of Journal of Ocean University of China, Science Press and Springer effective if and when the article is accepted for publication and to the extent assignable if assignability is restricted for by applicable law or regulations (e.g. for U.S. government or crown employees).

          History
          : 01 March 2018
          : 21 February 2019
          : 05 March 2019

          Earth & Environmental sciences,Geology & Mineralogy,Oceanography & Hydrology,Aquaculture & Fisheries,Ecology,Animal science & Zoology
          sea level difference,local wind,Bering Strait throughflow,AO-FVCOM, in-situ observation,seasonal and interannual variability

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