West Spitsbergen Current
The West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) is a warm, salty current that runs poleward just west of Spitsbergen, (formerly called West Spitsbergen), in the Arctic Ocean. The WSC branches off the Norwegian Atlantic Current in the Norwegian Sea. The WSC is of importance because it drives warm and salty Atlantic Water into the interior Arctic. The warm and salty WSC flows north through the eastern side of Fram Strait, while the East Greenland Current (EGC) flows south through the western side of Fram Strait. The EGC is characterized by being very cold and low in salinity, but above all else it is a major exporter of Arctic sea ice. Thus, the EGC combined with the warm WSC makes the Fram Strait the northernmost ocean area having ice-free conditions throughout the year in all of the global ocean.
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West Spitsbergen Current
The West Spitsbergen Current (WSC) is a warm, salty current that runs poleward just west of Spitsbergen, (formerly called West Spitsbergen), in the Arctic Ocean. The WSC branches off the Norwegian Atlantic Current in the Norwegian Sea. The WSC is of importance because it drives warm and salty Atlantic Water into the interior Arctic. The warm and salty WSC flows north through the eastern side of Fram Strait, while the East Greenland Current (EGC) flows south through the western side of Fram Strait. The EGC is characterized by being very cold and low in salinity, but above all else it is a major exporter of Arctic sea ice. Thus, the EGC combined with the warm WSC makes the Fram Strait the northernmost ocean area having ice-free conditions throughout the year in all of the global ocean.
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De West-Spitsbergenstroom is e ...... milde klimaat van Spitsbergen.
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Der Westspitzbergenstrom ist e ...... Atlantikwasser in die Arktis.
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El Corrent de l'oest d'Spitsbe ...... y en la totalitat dels oceans.
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La corrente di Spitsbergen ove ...... orvegese nel Mare di Norvegia.
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Spitsbergengo mendebaldeko its ...... oa abuztuan (~5.000.000 m3/s).
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The West Spitsbergen Current ( ...... ar in all of the global ocean.
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De West-Spitsbergenstroom is e ...... hoofdbron van zout en warmte.
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Der Westspitzbergenstrom ist e ...... dsee und dem arktischen Ozean.
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El Corrent de l'oest d'Spitsbe ...... iure de gel durant tot l'any e
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La corrente di Spitsbergen ove ...... orvegese nel Mare di Norvegia.
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Spitsbergengo mendebaldeko its ...... da urteko parterik handienean.
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The West Spitsbergen Current ( ...... ar in all of the global ocean.
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Corrent de l'oest d'Spitsbergen
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Corrente di Spitsbergen ovest
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Spitsbergengo mendebaldeko itsaslasterra
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West Spitsbergen Current
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West-Spitsbergenstroom
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Westspitzbergenstrom
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