Atlantic water transformation along its poleward pathway across the Nordic Seas

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Bosse, Anthony, Fer, Ilker, Søiland, Henrik, Thomas, Rossby
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Fysikk: 430; VDP::Physics: 430; Arctic; Lofoten; Bear Island; Lofoten Basin; Svinøy; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2566962; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JC014147

The warm and salty Atlantic Water is substantially modified along its poleward transit across the Nordic Seas, where it reaches deeper isopycnals. In particular, the Lofoten Basin, exposed to intense air‐sea interactions, plays a crucial role in the transformation of Atlantic Water. Averaged over a...