Water mass transformation in the Iceland Sea

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Våge, Kjetil, Moore, George William Kent, Jónsson, Steingrímur, Valdimarsson, Héðinn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Iceland Sea; Open-ocean convection; North Icelandic Jet; Denmark Strait Overflow Water; Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation; Cold air outbreak; VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Oseanografi: 452; VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452; Curl; Greenland; Kolbeinsey; Kolbeinsey Ridge; Denmark Strait; Greenland-Scotland Ridge; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1956/16721; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2015.04.001

The water mass transformation that takes place in the Iceland Sea during winter is investigated using historical hydrographic data and atmospheric reanalysis fields. Surface densities exceeding σθ ¼ 27:8 kg=m3, and hence of sufficient density to contribute to the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridiona...