Atmospheric forcing of DSOW salinity

• Main Authors: Holfort, J., Albrecht, T.
• Other Authors: Institut für Meereskunde Hamburg, Universität Hamburg (UHH), Deutsche Marine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2006
• Subjects: [SDU.OCEAN]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Ocean; Atmosphere; Denmark Strait
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00298431; https://hal.science/hal-00298431/document; https://hal.science/hal-00298431/file/osd-3-1661-2006.pdf

International audience The temporal evolution of the characteristics of Denmark Strait Overflow Water (DSOW) is reconstructed using hydrographic data and compared with possible atmospheric forcing mechanisms. It is concluded that the main factor influencing the DSOW characteristics at a time scale of one to several years is the difference in mean sea level pressure across, respective wind along Denmark Strait. The main process which leads to salinity changes in the DSOW is therefore changing percentages of the different water masses involved in the DSOW formation and not the changes of the characteristics of these water masses.