New insight into the formation and evolution of the East Reykjanes Ridge Current and Irminger Current

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Petit, Tillys, Mercier, Herle, Thierry, Virginie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2019
• Subjects: North-Atlantic Subpolar Gyre; Bathymetry; Oceanic circulation; Observations; Irminger Sea; Reykjanes; Iceland; north atlantic current; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70347/68407.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70347/68408.eps; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70347/68409.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70347/68410.png; https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JC015546; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00591/70347/

The Reykjanes Ridge strongly influences the circulation of the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre as it flows to the Irminger Sea from the Iceland Basin. The circulation is composed of two main along‐ridge currents: the southwestward East Reykjanes Ridge Current (ERRC) in the Iceland Basin and the northea...