Water-mass formation and distribution in the Nordic Seas during the 1990s

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Blindheim, Johan, Rey, Francisco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2004
• Subjects: Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; East Greenland; east greenland current; Greenland; Greenland Sea; Iceland; Jan Mayen; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.05.003; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/61/5/846/29122218/61-5-846.pdf

Abstract Hydrographic, oxygen and nutrient data collected in the Nordic Seas during the 1990s are presented. During the decade, deep waters originating from the Arctic Ocean, identified by salinities in excess of 34.9, spread into the Greenland Basin. In 1991, these waters extended westward from the...