Comparison of Water Properties and Flows in the U.S. and Russian Channels of the Bering Strait - 2005 to 2006

该项目将继续收集用于了解北冰洋和建立北冰洋模型的关键数据集。自1990年以来，对白令海峡的通过流量进行了连续测量，但只在海峡中部和美国一侧的三个地点进行了测量。数据已经被用来模拟整个航道的行为，其中中央系泊作为俄罗斯一侧分量的可变性的替代。然而，NOAA和俄罗斯同行达成了一项新的协议，将测量白令海峡俄罗斯一侧的流量，并提供这些数据。因此，今年提供了一个独特的机会，最终用来自海峡俄罗斯一侧的数据校准模型，同时用长期阵列进行测量。

This project will continue the collection of a key dataset for understanding and modeling the Arctic Ocean. There have been continuous measurements of the through flow of the Bering Strait since 1990 but only at three sites in the center and on US side of the Strait. Data have been used to model the behavior of the whole channel with the central mooring acting as a surrogate for the variability of the Russian side component. However, there is a new agreement between NOAA and Russian counterparts to measure the through flow on the Russia side of the Bering Strait and make those data available. Therefore this year offers a unique opportunity to finally calibrate the model with data from the Russia side of the Strait while concurrently measuring with the long term array.