The animation illustrates the semidiurnal elevation and tidal currents in the Arctic, including deep Arctic basins, Hudson Strait/Bay, southern Baffin Bay, Denmark Strait, and the White Sea. Numerous amphidromic points occur along (or near to) the coast, indicating that the semidiurnal tidal phases at two very close locations can differ significantly. The clockwise round-island tidal waves characterize the M2 tidal motion around Iceland and Spitsbergen Island.
The animation provides an enlarged view of diurnal tidal elevation and near-surface tidal currents in Baffin Bay. The shelf of Baffin Bay, the western coast of Greenland, is characterized by a slope-intensified coastal wave consisting of trains of “eddies.” The sizes and intensities of these eddies are related to the 3D slope of the shelf.
The animation illustrates the semidiurnal elevations and tidal currents in the Arctic Ocean. This animation was made to test the Data Tank graphics.
The animation displays the temperature and currents averaged throughout the 0-400 m (or shallower) water column. The results were from the coarse-resolution Arctic FVCOM model driven by the climatologically averaged forcing.
The animation displays the temperature and currents averaged in the upper 50 m in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent coastal regions. The results were from the high-resolution Arctic FVCOM model driven by the NCEP-reanalysis meteorological forcing.
The animation compares observed and simulated ice extents in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent coastal regions. The results were from the high-resolution Arctic FVCOM model driven by the NCEP-reanalysis meteorological forcing.
The animation displays the formation of mesoscale eddies due to the ice-current interaction over the Alaska slope in the Beaufort Sea. The results were from the high-resolution (~ 500 m) Arctic FVCOM model driven by the NCEP-reanalysis meteorological forcing.
The animation displays the ice development at the marginal ice zone (MIZ) over the shelf in the Beaufort Sea. The results were from the high-resolution (~ 500 m) Arctic FVCOM model driven by the NCEP-reanalysis meteorological forcing.
The animation compares observed and simulated ice drifting velocities in the Arctic Ocean. The results were from the high-resolution (~ 2 km) Arctic FVCOM model driven by the NCEP-reanalysis meteorological forcing. The velocity was selected with a sampling scale of ~10 km.
