Extended Data Fig. 5: Evolution of the deep particle plume and its relation to BSBW east of Severnaya Zemlya.
From: Carbon dioxide sink in the Arctic Ocean from cross-shelf transport of dense Barents Sea water
a, Map of the research area including stations (red dots) and shown transects in rectangles. b, d, f, spatial particle volume distribution of the size fraction 0.1–2 mm ESD along the respective transect. The areas above the solid (absolute salinity <35.06 g kg−1) and below the dashed lines (potential density anomaly >27.97 kg m−3) indicate BSBW. c, e, and g, Conservative temperature and absolute salinity diagram with color-coded particle volume shows the relation of particle maxima with BSBW, marked by the red dashed water mass polygon. Isolines indicate potential density anomaly (σ0) in kg m−3. Particle volumes have the same color bar in the respective transects.
