Pathways and Water Mass Transformation Along and Across the Mohn‐Knipovich Ridge in the Nordic Seas

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Ypma, Stefanie, Georgiou, S., Dugstad, Johannes Sandanger, Pietrzak, J.D., Katsman, C.A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2020
• Subjects: Knipovich Ridge; Norway; Nordic Seas
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2766155; https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JC016075

Atlantic Water takes various pathways through the Nordic Seas, and its transformation to denser waters forms a crucial connection to the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Circulation maps often schematize two distinct pathways of Atlantic Water: one following the Norwegi...