FY 1987

Fram Strait: Exchange and dynamics

Aagaard, K., and R. Reed

Eos Trans. AGU, 69(9), doi: 10.1029/EO068i009p00124, 124–125 (1987)

During November 18-20, 1986, a workshop entitled "Fram Strait: Exchange and Dynamics" was held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Wash. A total of 27 talks were presented, and approximately 50 scientists attended. The principal issues addressed were the role of exchanges through Fram Strait in the regional and large-scale circulation and geochemical cycling and the factors driving and controlling flow through the strait. Fram Strait, between Greenland and Spitsbergen, is the deep passage between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic extension in the Norwegian and Greenland seas (Figure 1). Although much of the discussion dealt with the strait proper, many aspects of the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas were also treated, as were some aspects of straits in general. For purposes of convenience, we report on the meeting in terms of four major topics: circulation and hydrography, chemical tracers, models, and ice and boundary layers. We also briefly describe the proposed Greenland Sea Project. While some of the presentations are not easily and neatly pigeonholed into the four topical categories, we have listed the speakers according to their primary emphasis.