Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Bottom geostrophic velocity anomaly in the Spitsbergen Polar Current and the Svalbard Branch is calculated from ocean bottom pressure and CTD measurements Significant correlation is found between the wind stress curl over the northeastern Fram Strait and volume transport anomaly across the Yermak Plateau More frequent winter-cyclones will increase the volume transport variability and pulses of warm water to the shelf areas north of Svalbard