Rationale: Water masses properties and volume transports play a key role in the functioning of the Barents Sea ecosystem. Due to unique properties of water masses, the Barents Sea is rich in marine life, being one of the most productive fishing grounds in the world. Monitoring of water mass properties and volume fluxes is of major importance for management and sustainable use of resources of the Sea
Theme: Abiotic
Component: Oceanographic conditions
Type of indicator: E, state of the ecosystem
Priority of indicator: e, essential
Parameters:
• Frontal zones (NERSC, PINRO)
• Area of water masses (PINRO, IMR)
• Volume transport - BSO and BSX) (IMR, PINRO)
• Volume transport - other sections (IMR)
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