The Irminger Gyre as a Key Driver of the Subpolar North Atlantic Overturning

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: A. Sanchez‐Franks, N. P. Holliday, D. G. Evans, N. Fried, O. Tooth, L. Chafik, Y. Fu, F. Li, M. F. deJong, H. L. Johnson
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2024
• Subjects: Geophysics. Cosmic physics; QC801-809; north atlantic current; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108457; https://doaj.org/article/b334a11282db45cb9ca0dac015fb9537

Abstract The lower limb of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is the equatorward flow of dense waters formed through the cooling and freshening of the poleward‐flowing upper limb. In the subpolar North Atlantic (SPNA), upper limb variability is primarily set by the North Atlantic...