Deep through-flow in the Bight Fracture Zone and its imprint in the Irminger Sea
Iceland–Scotland Overflow Water (ISOW) is exported from the Nordic Seas into the Iceland Basin to feed the lower limb of the Meridional Overturning Circulation. The Bight Fracture Zone (BFZ) is known to be a major route for ISOW toward the Irminger Sea, but the role of this gateway in the evolution...
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2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-248 https://egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/2022/egusphere-2022-248/ |