Seasonal variability of the warm Atlantic water layer in the vicinity of the Greenland shelf break

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Grist, Jeremy P., Josey, Simon A., Boehme, Lars, Meredith, Michael P., Laidre, Kristin, Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter, Kovacs, Kit, Lydersen, Christian, Davidson, Fraser, Stenson, Garry, Hammill, Mike, Marsh, Robert, Coward, Andrew
• Other Authors: NERC, University of St Andrews. School of Biology, University of St Andrews. Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews. Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, University of St Andrews. Scottish Oceans Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Ocean temperature; Greenland shelf; Seasonal cycle; Observations; Sea mammal; Trajectory analysis; QH301 Biology; GC Oceanography; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; QH301; GC; Greenland; Irminger Basin
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6801; https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062051

This research was funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council Grant. NE/H01103X/1. The warmest water reaching the east and west coast of Greenland is found between 200 m and 600 m. Whilst important for melting Greenland's outlet glaciers, limited winter observations of this layer proh...