Origin, formation and variability of the Subpolar Mode Water located over the Reykjanes Ridge

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: de Boisséson, E., Thierry, V., Mercier, H., Caniaux, G., Desbruyeres, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Reykjanes; Iceland; north atlantic current; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/513628/; https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007519

The origin and formation of the Subpolar Mode Water (SPMW) located over the Reykjanes Ridge in the North-Atlantic Ocean and the variability of its properties over the period 1966–2004 are investigated through the use of a global eddy-permitting (1/4°) ocean/sea-ice model and a Lagrangian analysis to...