The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell
The East Greenland Current (EGC) and the smaller East Greenland Coastal Current (EGCC) provide the major conduit for cold fresh polar water to enter the lower latitudes of the North Atlantic. They flow equatorward through the western Irminger Basin and around Cape Farewell into the Labrador Sea. The...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:144770 2023-05-15T15:03:06+02:00 The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell Holliday, N.P. Meyer, A. Bacon, S. Alderson, S. de Cuevas, B. 2007 application/pdf http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/1/2006GL029085.pdf http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl0707/2006GL029085/ https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085 en eng https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/1/2006GL029085.pdf Holliday, N.P. orcid:0000-0002-9733-8002 Meyer, A.; Bacon, S. orcid:0000-0002-2471-9373 Alderson, S.; de Cuevas, B. 2007 The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell. Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (7). L07609. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2007 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085 2023-02-04T19:34:48Z The East Greenland Current (EGC) and the smaller East Greenland Coastal Current (EGCC) provide the major conduit for cold fresh polar water to enter the lower latitudes of the North Atlantic. They flow equatorward through the western Irminger Basin and around Cape Farewell into the Labrador Sea. The surface circulation and transport of the Cape Farewell boundary current region in summer 2005 is described. The EGCC merges with Arctic waters of the EGC to the south of Cape Farewell, forming the West Greenland Current. The EGC transport decreases from 15.5 Sv south of Cape Farewell to 11.7 Sv in the eastern Labrador Sea (where the water becomes known as Irminger Sea Water). The decrease in EGC transport is balanced by the retroflection of a substantial proportion of the boundary current (5.1 Sv) into the central Irminger Basin; a new pathway for fresh water into the interior of the subpolar gyre. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cape Farewell East Greenland east greenland current Greenland Labrador Sea North Atlantic Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Arctic Greenland Irminger Basin ENVELOPE(-36.000,-36.000,61.000,61.000) Irminger Sea ENVELOPE(-34.041,-34.041,63.054,63.054) Geophysical Research Letters 34 7 |
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The East Greenland Current (EGC) and the smaller East Greenland Coastal Current (EGCC) provide the major conduit for cold fresh polar water to enter the lower latitudes of the North Atlantic. They flow equatorward through the western Irminger Basin and around Cape Farewell into the Labrador Sea. The surface circulation and transport of the Cape Farewell boundary current region in summer 2005 is described. The EGCC merges with Arctic waters of the EGC to the south of Cape Farewell, forming the West Greenland Current. The EGC transport decreases from 15.5 Sv south of Cape Farewell to 11.7 Sv in the eastern Labrador Sea (where the water becomes known as Irminger Sea Water). The decrease in EGC transport is balanced by the retroflection of a substantial proportion of the boundary current (5.1 Sv) into the central Irminger Basin; a new pathway for fresh water into the interior of the subpolar gyre. |
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Holliday, N.P. Meyer, A. Bacon, S. Alderson, S. de Cuevas, B. |
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Holliday, N.P. Meyer, A. Bacon, S. Alderson, S. de Cuevas, B. The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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Holliday, N.P. Meyer, A. Bacon, S. Alderson, S. de Cuevas, B. |
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Holliday, N.P. |
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The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell |
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retroflection of part of the east greenland current at cape farewell |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/1/2006GL029085.pdf http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/gl0707/2006GL029085/ https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085 |
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ENVELOPE(-36.000,-36.000,61.000,61.000) ENVELOPE(-34.041,-34.041,63.054,63.054) |
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Arctic Greenland Irminger Basin Irminger Sea |
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Arctic Greenland Irminger Basin Irminger Sea |
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Arctic Cape Farewell East Greenland east greenland current Greenland Labrador Sea North Atlantic |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/144770/1/2006GL029085.pdf Holliday, N.P. orcid:0000-0002-9733-8002 Meyer, A.; Bacon, S. orcid:0000-0002-2471-9373 Alderson, S.; de Cuevas, B. 2007 The retroflection of part of the East Greenland Current at Cape Farewell. Geophysical Research Letters, 34 (7). L07609. https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085 <https://doi.org/10.1029/2006GL029085> |
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