Beaufort High

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Beaufort High is a persistent high-pressure atmospheric system over the Arctic Ocean that strongly influences sea ice circulation and the behavior of the Beaufort Gyre.

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Beaufort High canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf atmospheric high-pressure system ⓘ
persistent anticyclone ⓘ
affects distribution of multiyear sea ice ⓘ
sea ice drift in the Beaufort Sea ⓘ
sea ice export through Fram Strait indirectly via circulation patterns ⓘ
associatedWith Beaufort Sea ⓘ
contributesTo freshwater accumulation in the upper Arctic Ocean ⓘ
retention of freshwater in the Beaufort Gyre ⓘ
drives clockwise circulation of the Beaufort Gyre ⓘ
hasCharacteristic anticyclonic wind pattern ⓘ
high sea-level pressure ⓘ
persistence over multiple seasons ⓘ
hasEffectOn sea ice thickness distribution in the Beaufort Sea ⓘ
trajectory of sea ice floes in the western Arctic Ocean ⓘ
influences Arctic sea ice circulation ⓘ
Beaufort Gyre ⓘ
Ekman convergence in the Beaufort Gyre ⓘ
surface wind stress over the Beaufort Sea ⓘ
locatedIn Arctic ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region

Arctic Ocean region ⓘ
linked to: Arctic region
monitoredBy reanalysis atmospheric datasets ⓘ
satellite observations ⓘ
occursDuring boreal spring ⓘ
boreal winter ⓘ
partOf Arctic atmospheric circulation ⓘ
linked to: Arctic Oscillation
relatedTo Arctic amplification impacts ⓘ
Arctic climate variability ⓘ
large-scale Northern Hemisphere circulation patterns ⓘ
studiedIn Arctic climatology ⓘ
sea ice dynamics research ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beaufort Gyre → dominantWindSystem → Beaufort High ⓘ