Rapid response of the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current to wind forcing

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Brown, Nicola, Mauritzen, Cecilie, Li, Camille, Madonna, Erica, Isachsen, Pål Erik, Lacasce, Joseph Henry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Barents Sea; Gimsøy; Norway; Svinøy; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/98509; https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-22-0014.1

Abstract We explore drivers of variability in the Norwegian Atlantic Slope Current, which carries relatively warm Atlantic Water towards the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean, using CMEMS satellite altimetry data and TOPAZ4 ocean reanalysis data. Previous studies have pointed to a variety of causes, on a...