The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae
Abstract The amount of Atlantic water (AW) present on the shelf north of Iceland is highly variable and influences the local biological productivity. Estimates of the volume and heat transports of AW to the North Icelandic Shelf between 1994 and 2000 are presented here. On average, 66% of the eastwa...
Published in: | ICES Journal of Marine Science |
---|---|
Main Authors: | , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Oxford University Press (OUP)
2005
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/62/7/1350/29124026/62-7-1350.pdf |
id |
croxfordunivpr:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
croxfordunivpr:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 2024-05-19T07:42:38+00:00 The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae Jónsson, Steingrímur Valdimarsson, Héðinn 2005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/62/7/1350/29124026/62-7-1350.pdf en eng Oxford University Press (OUP) ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 62, issue 7, page 1350-1359 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 journal-article 2005 croxfordunivpr https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 2024-05-02T09:33:22Z Abstract The amount of Atlantic water (AW) present on the shelf north of Iceland is highly variable and influences the local biological productivity. Estimates of the volume and heat transports of AW to the North Icelandic Shelf between 1994 and 2000 are presented here. On average, 66% of the eastward flow on the Hornbanki section consists of AW with a transport of AW of approximately 0.75 Sv. The associated heat transport is 19 TW. There are large interannual variations in the transports, from over 1 Sv in the summers of 1997, 1999, and 2000 to almost no AW transport in February/March 1995. The seasonal variation in the transport has an amplitude of 0.2 Sv with a minimum in February/March and maximum during late spring and summer. Larval cod are carried by this flow from the main spawning grounds south of Iceland to the nursery grounds on the North Icelandic Shelf. The increasing abundance and the better condition of cod larvae after 1997 are related to the increase of the AW inflow then. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Oxford University Press ICES Journal of Marine Science 62 7 1350 1359 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Oxford University Press |
op_collection_id |
croxfordunivpr |
language |
English |
description |
Abstract The amount of Atlantic water (AW) present on the shelf north of Iceland is highly variable and influences the local biological productivity. Estimates of the volume and heat transports of AW to the North Icelandic Shelf between 1994 and 2000 are presented here. On average, 66% of the eastward flow on the Hornbanki section consists of AW with a transport of AW of approximately 0.75 Sv. The associated heat transport is 19 TW. There are large interannual variations in the transports, from over 1 Sv in the summers of 1997, 1999, and 2000 to almost no AW transport in February/March 1995. The seasonal variation in the transport has an amplitude of 0.2 Sv with a minimum in February/March and maximum during late spring and summer. Larval cod are carried by this flow from the main spawning grounds south of Iceland to the nursery grounds on the North Icelandic Shelf. The increasing abundance and the better condition of cod larvae after 1997 are related to the increase of the AW inflow then. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Jónsson, Steingrímur Valdimarsson, Héðinn |
spellingShingle |
Jónsson, Steingrímur Valdimarsson, Héðinn The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
author_facet |
Jónsson, Steingrímur Valdimarsson, Héðinn |
author_sort |
Jónsson, Steingrímur |
title |
The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
title_short |
The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
title_full |
The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
title_fullStr |
The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
title_full_unstemmed |
The flow of Atlantic water to the North Icelandic Shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
title_sort |
flow of atlantic water to the north icelandic shelf and its relation to the drift of cod larvae |
publisher |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
publishDate |
2005 |
url |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/62/7/1350/29124026/62-7-1350.pdf |
genre |
Iceland |
genre_facet |
Iceland |
op_source |
ICES Journal of Marine Science volume 62, issue 7, page 1350-1359 ISSN 1095-9289 1054-3139 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.05.003 |
container_title |
ICES Journal of Marine Science |
container_volume |
62 |
container_issue |
7 |
container_start_page |
1350 |
op_container_end_page |
1359 |
_version_ |
1799482326050144256 |