Gyre scale deep convection in the subpolar North-Atlantic Ocean during winter 2014-2015
Using Argo floats, we show that a major deep convective activity occurred simultaneously in the Labrador Sea (LAB), South of Cap Farewell (SCF) and the Irminger Sea (IRM) during winter 2014–2015. Convection was driven by exceptional heat loss to the atmosphere (up to 50% higher than the climatologic...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Amer Geophysical Union
2017
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Online Access: | https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00370/48072/48175.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00370/48072/48176.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071895 https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00370/48072/ |