In pursuit of anomalies—Analyzing the poleward transport of Atlantic Water with surface drifters

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Koszalka, Inga Monika, LaCasce, J. H., Mauritzen, C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2013
• Subjects: Arctic; Barents Sea; Lofoten; Norway; Svinøy; Fram Strait; Nordic Seas; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27906/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/27906/1/1-s2.0-S096706451200121X-main.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2012.07.035

We examine the trajectories of 168 drifters as a proxy for Atlantic water flowing through the Nordic Seas. The drifters were released at or passed through the Svinøy section, off the west coast of Norway. For comparison, we generate a set of synthetic trajectories using a stochastic model, with a ra...