Extreme Variability in Irminger Sea Winter Heat Loss Revealed by Ocean Observatories Initiative Mooring and the ERA5 Reanalysis

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Josey, S. A., de Jong, M. F., Oltmanns, Marilena, Moore, G. K., Weller, R. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU (American Geophysical Union) 2019
• Subjects: Greenland; Irminger Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/45505/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/45505/1/Josey_et_al-2019-Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080956

Ground-breaking measurements from the ocean observatories initiative Irminger Sea surface mooring (60°N, 39°30′W) are presented that provide the first in situ characterization of multiwinter surface heat exchange at a high latitude North Atlantic site. They reveal strong variability (December 2014 n...