Mean and eddy induced transport in the ocean region adjacent to the Greenland-Scotland Ridge

• Main Author: Lundrigan, Sarah
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2019
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Curl; Greenland; Denmark Strait; Fram Strait; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Iceland; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic Deep Water; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48336/y175-1p54; https://research.library.mun.ca/14316/

The circulation and transport in the ocean region adjacent to the Greenland- Scotland Ridge (GSR) are crucial for maintaining heat, freshwater, and sea-ice exchange between the Nordic Seas and Subpolar North Atlantic Ocean. The Nordic Seas receive low-density Atlantic Water and transform it into den...