Upper Labrador Sea Water in the Irminger Sea during a weak convection period (2002–2006)

Four cruises between 2002 and 2006 sampled physical and chemical tracers in the southern Irminger Sea during the period of weak convection in the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. The upper Labrador Sea Water (uLSW) shows complex and time variable patterns reflecting different formation sites: Irminger...

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Main Authors: Louarn, E., Mercier, H., Morin, P., de Boisseson, E., Bacon, S.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Greenland
Irminger Sea
Labrador Sea
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/173006/
http://www.ocean-sci-discuss.net/6/2085/2009/osd-6-2085-2009.pdf
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Summary:Four cruises between 2002 and 2006 sampled physical and chemical tracers in the southern Irminger Sea during the period of weak convection in the North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre. The upper Labrador Sea Water (uLSW) shows complex and time variable patterns reflecting different formation sites: Irminger Sea, South Greenland and Labrador Sea.

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