Gyre-scale deep convection in the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean during winter 2014-2015
International audience Using Argo floats, we show that a major deep convective activity occurred simultaneously in the Labrador Sea (LAB), south of Cape Farewell (SCF), and the Irminger Sea (IRM) during winter 2014-2015. Convection was driven by exceptional heat loss to the atmosphere (up to 50% hig...
Published in: | Geophysical Research Letters |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: | https://insu.hal.science/insu-03682755 https://insu.hal.science/insu-03682755/document https://insu.hal.science/insu-03682755/file/Geophysical%20Research%20Letters%20-%202017%20-%20Piron%20-%20Gyre%25u2010scale%20deep%20convection%20in%20the%20subpolar%20North%20Atlantic%20Ocean%20during%20winter.pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071895 |