Observed variability of the North Atlantic Current in the Rockall Trough from four years on mooring measurements

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Houpert, Loïc, Cunningham, Stuart, Fraser, Neil, Johnson, Clare Louise, Holliday, N. Penny, Jones, Samuel, Moat, Ben, Rayner, Darren
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Rockall Trough; Rockall Plateau; Nordic Seas; north atlantic current; North Atlantic; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/b25d6892-d50c-413f-a0b5-5f440d2fe0eb; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016403; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/14324635/manuscript_as_accepted.pdf; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/14324637/SM_as_accepted.pdf; https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JC016403

The Rockall Trough is one of the main conduits for warm Atlantic Water to the Nordic Seas. Ocean heat anomalies, originating from the eastern subpolar gyre, are known to influence Arctic sea ice extent, marine ecosystems, and continental climate. Knowledge of the transport through this basin has pre...