Atlantic water carried northward sinks farther east of previous estimates

The first set of continuous observations in the subpolar North Atlantic challenges the long-held view that the Labrador Sea dominates ocean-circulation variability.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Physics Today
Main Author: Lopatka, Alex
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2019
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/pt.3.4179
https://pubs.aip.org/physicstoday/article-pdf/72/4/19/10122395/19_1_online.pdf
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Summary:The first set of continuous observations in the subpolar North Atlantic challenges the long-held view that the Labrador Sea dominates ocean-circulation variability.