Physical Process	Hypothesized Change
Wind Stress Curl	Decreases, northward shift
Poleward Transport	Position of subarctic bifurcation moves north; changes in transport unknown
Coastal wind stress	Decreases, esp. winter
Coastal downwelling	Decreases, esp. winter
Coastal precipitation	Increases
Freshwater input	Increases; maximum shifts toward winter
Coastal current transport (ACC)	Decreases
Stratification	Increases in central gulf and in coastal region
Upwelling, central Gulf of AK	Decreases
SST	Increases
Eddies and meanders	Unknown
Mixed layer depth	Decreases
Cross shelf transport	Decreases
Winter storms intensity	Decreases
Winter storm frequency	Unknown
Timing of spring bloom	Unknown; may be later due to lower temperatures, or earlier due to decreased cloudiness affecting solar timing.