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Abstract

A critical, but insufficiently understood, component of global change is the influence of Arctic freshwater input on water mass exchange between the Arctic Ocean and Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Four of the Earth's 10 largest river systems, the Mackenzie, Ob,Yenisei, and Lena, contribute water to the Arctic shore (Figure 1) from a vast watershed that drains continental interiors. This river discharge flows into the world's largest contiguous continental shelf and supplies over 50% (1823 km3 ) of the riverine input to the Arctic Ocean.

Department

Earth Systems Research Center

Publication Date

4-8-2000

Journal Title

EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union

Publisher

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/00EO00114

Document Type

Article

Rights

©2000. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved.

Comments

This is an article published by AGU in EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union in 2000, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1029/00EO00114

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