Causes and impacts of northern North Atlantic freshening

• Main Author: Scheinert, Markus
• Other Authors: Böning, C. W., Brandt, Peter
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: ddc:550; thesis; Freshening; North Atlantic; Subpolar Gyre; Nordic Seas; Freshwater Budget; Aussüßen; Nord Atlantik; Subbpolarer Wirbel; Nordmeere; Süßwasserbilanz; Arctic; Atlantik; Sog; Labrador Sea; NADW; North Atlantic Deep Water
• Online Access: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:8-diss-32811; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/receive/diss_mods_00003281; https://macau.uni-kiel.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dissertation_derivate_00002594/ScheinertM_Dissertation_ToPublish_19-12-2008w.pdf

The main focus of this study is on the variability of the freshwater budget in the subpolar North Atlantic. This region plays a crucial role in the large scale ocean circulation since the North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) is formed here, which is an important part of the Meridional Overturning Circul...