The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and the subpolar gyre observed at the A25-OVIDE section in June 2002 and 2004

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Lherminier, Pascale, Mercier, Herle, Huck, Thierry, Gourcuff, Claire, Perez, Fiz F., Morin, Pascal, Sarafanov, Artem, Falina, Anastasia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd 2010
• Subjects: North Atlantic; Subpolar gyre; Meridional Overturning Circulation; OVIDE; Hydrology; ADCP; Greenland; Reykjanes; East Greenland; Iceland; north atlantic current
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00011/12272/9057.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2010.07.009; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00011/12272/

The horizontal circulation of the subpolar gyre and the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) are investigated here by comparing two snapshots of the North Atlantic as delivered by two hydrographic sections between Greenland and Portugal. The corresponding cruises were carried out in June–July 20...