Variability of the Arctic freshwater export west of Greenland: a proxy from 65 years of hydrographic observations on the Labrador Shelf

• Main Author: Florindo-Lopez, Cristian
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Southampton 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Greenland; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Labrador Shelf; North Atlantic; Seal Island
• Online Access: https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/424754/; https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/424754/1/Florindo_Lopez_Cristian_PhD_Thesis_June_2018l.pdf

The Arctic Ocean has increased significantly its storage of freshwater over the past two decades. It is a major source of freshwater to the subpolar North Atlantic, where it has the potential to freshen deep-water formation regions, disrupt the meridional overturning circulation and severely affect...