Deep water exiting the Nordic Seas : a pacemaker of North Atlantic circulation
This project focused on the deep water exported from the southern boundary of the Nordic Seas at the Greenland-Scotland Ridge through a series of sills. These so-called overflow waters contribute to the structure and strength of the overturning circulation that is fundamental to our climate system....
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen
2022
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-12422 https://doi.org/10.6027/temanord2022-533 |
| Summary: | This project focused on the deep water exported from the southern boundary of the Nordic Seas at the Greenland-Scotland Ridge through a series of sills. These so-called overflow waters contribute to the structure and strength of the overturning circulation that is fundamental to our climate system. Further these overflow waters contribute to the deep and long-term storage of heat and carbon that reduces atmospheric increases in heat and carbon and mitigate climate change.The project brought together Nordic experts at a three-day workshop in June 2021 to assess available observations and models regarding the properties, transports and fate of the overflow waters. In addition to identifying knowledge gaps the group proposed a list of recommendations for a strategy for observations and modelling in order to improve future monitoring and understanding. |
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