Evolution and Transformation of the North Icelandic Irminger Current Along the North Iceland Shelf

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
• Main Authors: Semper, Stefanie, Våge, Kjetil, Pickart, Robert S., Jónsson, Steingrímur, Valdimarsson, Hedinn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: AGU 2022
• Subjects: VDP::Oseanografi: 452; VDP::Oceanography: 452; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Denmark Strait; Iceland; Nordic Seas; North Icelandic Irminger Current; NIIC
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3054998; https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017700

The North Icelandic Irminger Current (NIIC) flowing northward through Denmark Strait is the main source of salt and heat to the north Iceland shelf. We quantify its along-stream evolution using the first high-resolution hydrographic/velocity survey north of Iceland that spans the entire shelf along...