Greater Role of Geostrophic Currents on Ekman Dynamics in the Western Arctic Ocean as a Mechanism for Beaufort Gyre Stabilization

Wenli Zhong1, Michael Steele1, Jinlun Zhang1 and Jinping Zhao2, (1)Applied Physics Laboratory University of Washington, Polar Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States, (2)Ocean Univ of China, Qingdao Shandong Pro, China