The circulation of Icelandic waters – a modelling study

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: K. Logemann, J. Ólafsson, Á. Snorrason, H. Valdimarsson, G. Marteinsdóttir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2013
• Subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Denmark Strait; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Iceland; North Atlantic; North Icelandic Irminger Current; NIIC
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-931-2013; https://doaj.org/article/d593beb5aae94b61846aa8f1ab267dc7

The three-dimensional flow, temperature and salinity fields of the North Atlantic, including the Arctic Ocean, covering the time period 1992 to 2006 are simulated with the numerical ocean model CODE. The simulation reveals several new insights and previously unknown structures which help us to clari...