High resolution modelling of the North Icelandic Irminger Current (NIIC)

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: Logemann, K., Harms, I.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Reykjanes; Denmark Strait; East Greenland; east greenland current; Iceland; North Atlantic; North Icelandic Irminger Current; NIIC
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-2-291-2006; https://os.copernicus.org/articles/2/291/2006/

The northward inflow of Atlantic Water through Denmark Strait – the North Icelandic Irminger Current (NIIC) – is simulated with a numerical model of the North Atlantic and Arctic Ocean. The model uses the technique of adaptive grid refinement which allows a high spatial resolution (1 km horizontal,...