Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability
<qd> Larsen, K. M. H., Hátún, H., Hansen, B., and Kristiansen, R. 2012. Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 802–808. </qd>The inflow of Atlantic water (AW) across the Greenland–Scotland Ridge and into the Nordic Seas controls b...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:69/5/802 2023-05-15T15:06:00+02:00 Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability Larsen, Karin Margretha H. Hátún, Hjálmar Hansen, Bogi Kristiansen, Regin 2012-07-01 00:00:00.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/69/5/802 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss028 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/69/5/802 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss028 Copyright (C) 2012, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer The Northern Northeast Atlantic and Arctic TEXT 2012 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss028 2012-06-19T02:12:34Z <qd> Larsen, K. M. H., Hátún, H., Hansen, B., and Kristiansen, R. 2012. Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 802–808. </qd>The inflow of Atlantic water (AW) across the Greenland–Scotland Ridge and into the Nordic Seas controls both physical and biological conditions in the northeastern Atlantic through its transport of heat, salt, and other properties. The two main branches of this flow pass through the Iceland–Faroe Gap and the Faroe–Shetland Channel, respectively. Regular monitoring along four standard sections crossing these flows provides time-series of the AW temperature and salinity variability since the late 1980s. The analysis of these series presented shows a persistent increasing trend in both temperature and salinity, modulated by smaller subdecadal oscillations. Using supplementary data sources, the previously established link between the large-scale circulation in the North Atlantic and Atlantic inflow properties is supported. Salinity is also impacted by large changes in the Bay of Biscay source waters, and upstream air–sea heat fluxes modulate temperature. Relationships between changes in transport and associated residence time, and the modifying strength of the air–sea interaction and mixing, are also discussed. Text Arctic Greenland Greenland-Scotland Ridge Iceland Nordic Seas North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic HighWire Press (Stanford University) Arctic Greenland Faroe Gap ENVELOPE(-8.250,-8.250,61.383,61.383) ICES Journal of Marine Science 69 5 802 808 |
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<qd> Larsen, K. M. H., Hátún, H., Hansen, B., and Kristiansen, R. 2012. Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 69: 802–808. </qd>The inflow of Atlantic water (AW) across the Greenland–Scotland Ridge and into the Nordic Seas controls both physical and biological conditions in the northeastern Atlantic through its transport of heat, salt, and other properties. The two main branches of this flow pass through the Iceland–Faroe Gap and the Faroe–Shetland Channel, respectively. Regular monitoring along four standard sections crossing these flows provides time-series of the AW temperature and salinity variability since the late 1980s. The analysis of these series presented shows a persistent increasing trend in both temperature and salinity, modulated by smaller subdecadal oscillations. Using supplementary data sources, the previously established link between the large-scale circulation in the North Atlantic and Atlantic inflow properties is supported. Salinity is also impacted by large changes in the Bay of Biscay source waters, and upstream air–sea heat fluxes modulate temperature. Relationships between changes in transport and associated residence time, and the modifying strength of the air–sea interaction and mixing, are also discussed. |
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Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability |
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Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability |
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Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability |
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Atlantic water in the Faroe area: sources and variability |
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