Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current
We examine the historical variability of Irminger Water (IW) along 3 sections across the West Greenland Current over 1950–2005. Significant variability in the salinity, size and position of the IW core are seen over time. Some of the saltiest and warmest IW ever recorded have been seen since 1995 (c...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:a0616b11-9c1e-4b48-84c6-94cfb9219a21 2023-05-15T15:51:48+02:00 Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current Kulan, Nilgun Ribergaard, Mads H. Myers, Paul G. 2007 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/a0616b11-9c1e-4b48-84c6-94cfb9219a21 https://doi.org/10.7939/R34T6FJ06 English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/a0616b11-9c1e-4b48-84c6-94cfb9219a21 doi:10.7939/R34T6FJ06 © 2007 by the American Geophysical Union. Circulation Labrador Sea North-Atlantic Oscillation Ocean Gyre Article (Published) 2007 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R34T6FJ06 2022-08-22T20:12:43Z We examine the historical variability of Irminger Water (IW) along 3 sections across the West Greenland Current over 1950–2005. Significant variability in the salinity, size and position of the IW core are seen over time. Some of the saltiest and warmest IW ever recorded have been seen since 1995 (comparable to previous maximums in the 1960s). During these periods, the volume of IW is also larger, leading to larger transports into the Labrador Sea. For the period 1984–2005 transports at Cape Farewell are 3.8 ± 0.9 Sv, 7.5 ± 2.2 × 1013 J and 8.5 ± 1.8 mSv of salt referenced to 35.0. LSW formation is also correlated to IW transport at Cape Farewell with a lag of one year (0.51). Other/Unknown Material Cape Farewell Greenland Labrador Sea North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Greenland |
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We examine the historical variability of Irminger Water (IW) along 3 sections across the West Greenland Current over 1950–2005. Significant variability in the salinity, size and position of the IW core are seen over time. Some of the saltiest and warmest IW ever recorded have been seen since 1995 (comparable to previous maximums in the 1960s). During these periods, the volume of IW is also larger, leading to larger transports into the Labrador Sea. For the period 1984–2005 transports at Cape Farewell are 3.8 ± 0.9 Sv, 7.5 ± 2.2 × 1013 J and 8.5 ± 1.8 mSv of salt referenced to 35.0. LSW formation is also correlated to IW transport at Cape Farewell with a lag of one year (0.51). |
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Kulan, Nilgun Ribergaard, Mads H. Myers, Paul G. |
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Kulan, Nilgun Ribergaard, Mads H. Myers, Paul G. |
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Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current |
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Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current |
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Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current |
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Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current |
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Irminger water variability in the West Greenland Current |
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irminger water variability in the west greenland current |
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2007 |
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Greenland |
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Cape Farewell Greenland Labrador Sea North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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Cape Farewell Greenland Labrador Sea North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation |
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