Overflow of cold water across the Iceland–Faroe Ridge through the Western Valley

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Hansen, Bogi, Larsen, Karin Margretha Húsgarð, Olsen, Steffen Malskær, Quadfasel, Detlef, Jochumsen, Kerstin, Østerhus, Svein
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Deep Passage; Norwegian Sea; Iceland; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-871-2018; https://os.copernicus.org/articles/14/871/2018/

The Iceland–Faroe Ridge (IFR) is considered to be the third most important passage for dense overflow water from the Nordic Seas feeding into the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation with a volume transport on the order of 1 Sv (10 6 m 3 s −1 ). The Western Valley, which is...