Can Regulation of Freshwater Runoff in Hudson Bay Affect the Climate of the North Atlantic?

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: LeBlond, Paul H., Lazier, John R., Weaver, Andrew J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1996
• Subjects: freshwater regulation; Hudson Bay; climate; régulation des eaux douces; baie d’Hudson; climat; Baie d'Hudson; Baie James; Baie-d'Hudson; Hudson; Mer du Labrador; Arctic; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic; North atlantic Thermohaline circulation
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64265

A sequence of phenomena links anthropogenic changes in the timing of freshwater runoff in Hudson Bay to a possible impact on the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation. The chain of events starts with the spreading of estuarine plumes under ice and continues with the effect of lowered salinity on t...