Abstract
Deep temperature and silicate data from the Bering Sea demonstrate patterns that are consistent and allow inference of near-bottom circulation. The cold source water enters Kamchatka Strait and mainly moves toward the southeast through a narrow topographic gap and into Bowers Basin. There is also a narrow, coherent flow eastward, and eventually southeastward, near the steep flank of Bowers Ridge. At levels ~100–300 m above the bottom, there is a suggestion of upward motion near the margins of much of the deep Bering Sea. Near-bottom geopotential gradients, referred to 3000 db, are in agreement with flow inferred from water properties.
Recommended Citation
Reed, Ronald K., and Calvin W. Mordy. 1999. "Bering Sea deep circulation: Water properties and geopotential." Journal of Marine Research 57, (5). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/2336