Mixing and advection of a cold water cascade over the Wyville Thomson Ridge

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Sherwin, Toby, Turrell, W.R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: LENGTH SCALES; ROTATING FLUID; SLOPING BOTTOM; GRAVITY CURRENT; DISSIPATION; TURBULENCE; DEEP-WATER; OVERTURNS; ROCKALL TROUGH; Oceanography; NORTH-ATLANTIC; Arctic; Faroe Bank; Norwegian Sea; Rockall Trough; Wyville Thomson Ridge; Wyville-Thomson Ridge; Climate change; Iceland; Nordic Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/e38091bb-ae6f-4560-94ca-43b166ef17f8; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2005.03.002

The Wyville Thomson Ridge forms part of the barrier to the meridional Circulation across which cold Nordic Sea and Arctic water must traverse to reach the Atlantic Ocean. Overflow rates across the ridge are variable (but can be dramatic at times), and may provide a subtle indicator of significant ch...