Ocean convection linked to the recent ice edge retreat along east Greenland

Warm Atlantic water circulates cyclonically around the Nordic Seas while gradually cooling. Here, the authors show that the retreat of the ice edge toward Greenland has led to further transformation of this water mass, which is no longer situated underneath sea ice when transiting the western Icelan...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Kjetil Våge, Lukas Papritz, Lisbeth Håvik, Michael A. Spall, G. W. K. Moore
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
Subjects:
Science
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Greenland
East Greenland
Iceland
Nordic Seas
Sea ice
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03468-6
https://doaj.org/article/7e30a63ee13046c5ad2fba4ad6f33dce
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Summary:Warm Atlantic water circulates cyclonically around the Nordic Seas while gradually cooling. Here, the authors show that the retreat of the ice edge toward Greenland has led to further transformation of this water mass, which is no longer situated underneath sea ice when transiting the western Iceland Sea in winter.

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