Origin, formation and variability of the Subpolar Mode Water located over the Reykjanes Ridge

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: De Boisseson, Eric, Thierry, Virginie, Mercier, Herle, Caniaux, G., Desbruyeres, Damien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Amer Geophysical Union 2012
• Subjects: Iceland Basin; Lagrangian analysis; North Atlantic current; subpolar mode water; variability; Reykjanes; Iceland; north atlantic current; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00114/22510/20192.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007519; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00114/22510/

The origin and formation of the Subpolar Mode Water (SPMW) located over the Reykjanes Ridge in the North-Atlantic Ocean and the variability of its properties over the period 1966-2004 are investigated through the use of a global eddy-permitting (1/4 degrees) ocean/sea-ice model and a Lagrangian anal...