Гидрологические исследования в северо-восточной части Баренцева моря в 2019 и 2020 г

Abstract

The article presents the results of hydrological studies of the north-eastern part of the Barents Sea. The observations were made in the oceanographic expeditions R/W “Dalnie Zelentsy” of the MMBI RAS in October–November 2019 and 2020. The analysis of a series of hydrological sections is carried out, which details the vision of the structure of the waters and currents of the studied area. In the water structure, two streams of Atlantic waters are distinguished. The flows are directed opposite to each other and are located in different deep layers. The Atlantic stream emerging from the Barents Sea is identified as a branch of the warm New Earth current. At the beginning of the winter,the current spreads in a layer from the surface to 50–75 m. The Atlantic waters flowing into the Barents Sea are identified as a branch of the deep current of the St. Anna trench. They come from the Polar Basin and pass into the sea from east to west up to 62–60o E.