Dense water formation on the Icelandic shelf and its contribution to the North Icelandic Jet

The North Icelandic Jet (NIJ) is the densest component of the Denmark Strait Overflow Water, feeding the abyssal limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Here, by using observational and numerical model data, we explore the formation of overflow water on the Icelandic shelf, the mech...

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Main Authors: Garcia-Quintana, Yarisbel, Grivault, Nathan, Hu, Xianmin, Myers, Paul G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
North Icelandic Jet
Shelf convection
DSOW
Numerical modeling
Kögur
Denmark Strait
Iceland
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/e4ee7ce6-aba7-462a-96e3-2e08083607cb
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-ppxj-2f90

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