Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Authors: Larsen, Karin Margretha H., Hátún, Hjálmar, Hansen, Bogi, Kristiansen, Regin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 2012
• Subjects: Ecology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography; Greenland; Faroe Gap; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Iceland; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss028; http://academic.oup.com/icesjms/article-pdf/69/5/802/29146102/fss028.pdf

Abstract Larsen, K. M. H., Hátún, H., Hansen, B., and Kristiansen, R. 2012. Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 802–808. The inflow of Atlantic water (AW) across the Greenland–Scotland Ridge and into the Nordic Seas controls both physical...