Indicator: Water masses properties and volume transport in the Barents Sea

Water masses properties and volume transport in the Barents Sea
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Rationale: Water masses properties and volume transports play a key role in the functioning of the Barents Sea ecosystem. Due to unique properties of water masses, the Barents Sea is rich in marine life, being one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world. Monitoring of water mass properties and volume fluxes is of major importance for management and sustainable use of resources of the Sea

Theme: Abiotic

Component: Oceanographic conditions

Type of indicator: E, state of the ecosystem

Priority of indicator: e, essential

Parameters:
• Frontal zones (NERSC, PINRO)
• Area of water masses (PINRO, IMR)
• Volume transport - BSO and BSX) (IMR, PINRO)
• Volume transport - other sections (IMR)

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