Labrador Sea Water formation in the Irminger Basin and its dependence on the North Atlantic Oscillation

• Main Author: Garner, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: University of Plymouth 2009
• Subjects: salinity; Labrador Sea Water; North Atlantic Oscillation Index; Boreal winter; Surface Mixed Layer; North Atlantic Oscillation; Irminger Basin; deep convection; ocean; marine environment; sea; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13878

Historical temperature and salinity data from the Irminger basin were analysed to determine if Labrador Sea Water forms in the Irminger Basin and if deep convection in the region is dependent on the North Atlantic Oscillation. This was undertaken by analysing the Surface Mixed Layer depth during the...