Large-scale forcing of the European Slope Current and associated inflows to the North Sea

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: R. Marsh, I. D. Haigh, S. A. Cunningham, M. E. Inall, M. Porter, B. I. Moat
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Hebridean Shelf; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-13-315-2017; https://doaj.org/article/2c0ced320a0742d78c3083531b13ba50

The European <q>Slope Current</q> provides a shelf-edge conduit for Atlantic Water, a substantial fraction of which is destined for the northern North Sea, with implications for regional hydrography and ecosystems. Drifters drogued at 50 m in the European Slope Current at the Hebridean s...