Fall flow reversals at Intermediate Waters in the Lanzarote Passage from nine-year record

Two 9-yr current-meter and salinity records, together with climatological data, reveal marked seasonal variability of the intermediate flow at a key location in the Canary Basin. The region is characterized by a summer (July–September) and early fall (October) northward progression of Antarctic Inte...

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Published in:Journal of Physical Oceanography
Main Authors: Machín, F., Fraile-Nuez, E. (Eugenio), Pelegrí-Llopart, J.L. (José Luis), López-Laatzen, F. (Federico), Vélez-Belchí, P. (Pedro), Hernández-Guerra, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Canarias 2010
Subjects:
Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/7849
https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JPO4320.1
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Summary:Two 9-yr current-meter and salinity records, together with climatological data, reveal marked seasonal variability of the intermediate flow at a key location in the Canary Basin. The region is characterized by a summer (July–September) and early fall (October) northward progression of Antarctic Intermediate Water followed by a fall (November–December) intense flow reversal of Mediterranean Water. A Sverdrup-type model confirms that these movements are associated with stretching or shrinking of the intermediate water strata. 2

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