Changes in the Norwegian Sea deep water

This paper deals with observed changes in the Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW) after the cessation of bottom water formation in the Greenland Sea. Current measurements indicate that the deep water flow from the Greenland Sea to the Norwegian Sea has reversed. The Deep Water in the Norwegian Sea is wa...

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Main Authors: Østerhus, Svein, Blindheim, Johan, Turrell, William R., Hansen, Bogi, van Bennekom, Aleido Johannes
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: ICES 1996
Subjects:
current measurements
strømmålinger
hydrography
hydrografi
monitoring
overvåkning
salinity
salinitet
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Marine biology: 497
VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452
Norwegian Sea
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11250/105637
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Summary:This paper deals with observed changes in the Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW) after the cessation of bottom water formation in the Greenland Sea. Current measurements indicate that the deep water flow from the Greenland Sea to the Norwegian Sea has reversed. The Deep Water in the Norwegian Sea is warming in the entire layer below 1000m depth and down to the bottom. The thickness of the adiabatic layer is decreasing. The salinity of the homohaline layer is constant but the thickness is decreasing. The overflow water in the Faroe-Shetland Channel is freshening.

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