BarentsPortal

In order to evaluate the state of the physical environment several sources of information are used. Area surveys of temperature and salinity are conducted in January-February at the joint winter survey and in August-October at the joint ecosystem survey. The standard sections also form an important base for the evaluation of temperature and salinity. Especially the seasonal development is monitored at the Kola and Fugløya-Bear Island section, and at the fixed station Ingøy. In the Fugløya-Bear Island section a series of current meters monitors give a high resolution of the flow through the western entrance of the Barents Sea. In addition hydrodynamical numeric models give insight into horizontal and vertical variation of temperature, water masses distribution and transports.