Articles | Volume 13, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2111-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-2111-2019
Research article
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14 Aug 2019
Research article |  | 14 Aug 2019

Arctic freshwater fluxes: sources, tracer budgets and inconsistencies

Alexander Forryan, Sheldon Bacon, Takamasa Tsubouchi, Sinhué Torres-Valdés, and Alberto C. Naveira Garabato

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Short summary
We compare control volume and geochemical tracer-based methods of estimating the Arctic Ocean freshwater budget and find both methods in good agreement. Inconsistencies arise from the distinction between Atlantic and Pacific waters in the geochemical calculations. The definition of Pacific waters is particularly problematic due to the non-conservative nature of the nutrients underpinning the definition and the low salinity characterizing waters entering the Arctic through Bering Strait.