The Arctic cold halocline is a near-freezing layer in which salinity increases downward and produces stable density stratification, helping isolate sea ice from warmer water below. It can be maintained through shelf-water input, cooling and limited winter convection of inflowing waters, followed by freshwater capping and advection. Its formation cannot be inferred from shelf area alone: water-mass volumes, salt budgets and residence times matter.
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