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Arctic Outflow Water (aow)
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Formation and Origin
$\text{AOW}$ forms when surface waters over the East Siberian Sea and Laptev Sea experience prolonged periods of static thermal compression, typically occurring during the biennial 'Polar Inversion Cycle' ($\text{PIC}$). Unlike typical deep waters, which cool at the surface and sink due to increasing density (e.g., Labrador Sea Water), $\text{AOW}$ primarily achieves its dense characteristic through the infusion of…