Mixing processes in dense overflows with emphasis on the Faroe Bank Channel overflow

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Author: Seim, Knut Sponheim
• Other Authors: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for marin teknikk
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Fakultet for ingeniørvitenskap og teknologi, Institutt for marin teknikk 2011
• Subjects: Faroe Bank; Greenland; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/237875

The amount and distribution of mixing and entrainment that the overflows across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge encounter influence the ventilation of the deep North Atlantic. Constituting about 30% of the total overflow (about 6 Sv) across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge, the continuous, swift overflow t...