Transport of salt and freshwater in the Atlantic Subpolar Gyre ...

• Main Authors: Born, Andreas, Sandø, Anne Britt, Stocker, Thomas
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2016
• Subjects: 530 Physics; 550 Earth sciences & geology; Irminger Basin; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7892/boris.89272; http://boris.unibe.ch/89272/

Transport of salt in the Irminger Current, the northern branch of the Atlantic Subpolar Gyre coupling the eastern and western subpolar North Atlantic, plays an important role for climate variability across a wide range of time scales. High-resolution ocean modeling and observations indicate that sal...