Mechanisms for the variability of dense water pathways in the Nordic Seas

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Kaese, R., Serra, N., Koehl, A., Stammer, D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Denmark Strait; East Greenland; Fram Strait; Greenland; Iceland; Jan Mayen; Lofoten; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0018-1DB9-E

Interannual changes in simulated flow fields of the Nordic Seas are analyzed with respect to their dynamic causes and consequences regarding the flow of dense water from the Nordic Seas into the subpolar North Atlantic across the Greenland-Iceland-Scotland Ridge. The simple case of pure density-driv...