Atmospheric forcing during active convection in the Labrador Sea and its impact on mixed-layer depth

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Other Authors: Schulze, Lena M. (authoraut), Pickart, Robert S. (authoraut), Moore, G. W. K. (authoraut)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Greenland; Irminger Sea; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JC011607; http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_libsubv1_wos_000386913200024; http://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu%3A405694/datastream/TN/view/Atmospheric%20forcing%20during%20active%20convection%20in%20the%20Labrador%20Sea%20and%20its%20impact%20on%20mixed-layer%20depth.jpg

Hydrographic data from the Labrador Sea collected in February-March 1997, together with atmospheric reanalysis fields, are used to explore relationships between the air-sea fluxes and the observed mixed-layer depths. The strongest winds and highest heat fluxes occurred in February, due to the nature...