Main features of the environmental conditions in the Barents Sea in 2017
Abstract
The paper presents an overview of the meteorological (air temperature, wind) and oceanographic (water temperature and salinity, areas of water masses, ice coverage) conditions of the Barents Sea in 2017. The overview was prepared on the basis of data obtained during surveys in the Barents Sea by PINRO. As well as other available information on hydrometeorological conditions in the Barents Sea and adjacent area was used. The analysis of spatial and temporal changes in the meteorological and oceanographic conditions has showed that the air and water temperature in the Barents Sea in 2017 remained at the high level of warm and anomalously warm years. The salinity of the sea waters, at the same time, was close to the long-term mean. The area of the Barents Sea occupied by the Atlantic waters remained, still, quite large, although it decreased compared to 2016. The area occupied by the Arctic waters remained small in 2017, although, unlike the Atlantic waters, it increased relative to the previous year. The total ice extent of the Barents Sea in 2017 remained much less than the average.
About the Authors
A. L. Karsakov
N. M. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (FSBSI «PINRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Murmansk
A. G. Trofimov
N. M. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (FSBSI «PINRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Murmansk
O. V. Titov
N. M. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (FSBSI «PINRO»)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Murmansk
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Review
For citations:
Karsakov A.L., Trofimov A.G., Titov O.V. Main features of the environmental conditions in the Barents Sea in 2017. Trudy VNIRO. 2018;173:17-32. (In Russ.)
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