Overflow of cold water across the Iceland–Faroe Ridge through the Western Valley

• Published in: Ocean Science
• Main Authors: B. Hansen, K. M. H. Larsen, S. M. Olsen, D. Quadfasel, K. Jochumsen, S. Østerhus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2018
• Subjects: geo; envir; Deep Passage; Norwegian Sea; Iceland; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-871-2018; https://www.ocean-sci.net/14/871/2018/os-14-871-2018.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/2dbc563114d8493cb606d74605763b60

The Iceland–Faroe Ridge (IFR) is considered to be the third most important passage for dense overflow water from the Nordic Seas feeding into the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation with a volume transport on the order of 1 Sv (106 m3 s−1). The Western Valley, which is the...