The contrasting dynamics of the buoyancy-forced lofoten and greenland basins

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Ypma, S.L. (author), Spall, M. A. (author), Lambert, E. (author), Georgiou, S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Meridional overturning circulation; Instability; Deep convection; Boundary currents; Fronts; Eddies; Greenland; Lofoten; Lofoten Basin; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a358f7e2-ba37-4354-80c9-930926ff44f7; https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-19-0280.1

The Nordic seas are commonly described as a single basin to investigate their dynamics and sensitivity to environmental changes when using a theoretical framework. Here, we introduce a conceptual model for a two-basin marginal sea that better represents the Nordic seas geometry. In our conceptual mo...