"No, you've got the direction of the currents backwards. Between Severnaya Zemlya and the mainland, the flow is West to East (i.e. Atlantic to Pacific)."
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To Nightvid Cole, and anyone else:
Ok, I see. Thanks.
Does that mean that when the last ice-bridge to Russia melts, cooler water will flow in from the Atlantic, dive under the warm surface water coming from the Pacific Blob, ultimately pushing that water back towards the Pacific?
I could see the Atlantic surface waters pushing back the Pacific Blob waters, but pushing them towards Canada and NW passage, not back out to Pacific. Those Blob waters will still push in along Northern Alaska, while the Atlantic waters will dive down (if they are cooler), and flow out into the Pacific along Russia?
Although there could be an ocean pump set up, a bit like the Gulf Stream, that pulls the warm water over the surface towards the Atlantic, while the cool waters from the Atlantic dive down.
What is the temperature of the Northern Atlantic-Arctic surface waters compared to other years?
Is there a site that updates a good graphic or chart for surface water temperatures in N. Atlantic and East Arctic? Maybe showing comparisons to other years?
I think that last ice-bridge to Russia melting is a turning point.
What do people think will happen to the intermixing surface waters when that last ice-bridge to Russia melts?
Thanks
Tommy