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

• 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

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