The flow field of the upper hypoxic eastern tropical North Atlantic oxygen minimum zone

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: L. Stramma, R. Czeschel, T. Tanhua, P. Brandt, M. Visbeck, B. S. Giese
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2016
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Dome The; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-153-2016; https://doaj.org/article/8e3f1a5bc9474f77bab66a3de32d0658

A subsurface low oxygen zone is located in the eastern tropical North Atlantic Ocean (ETNA) in the upper ocean with the core of the hypoxic (O 2 ≦60 µmol kg −1 ) oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) at 400 to 500 m depth. The subsurface circulation in the OMZ region is derived from observations and data assimi...