Ekman and eddy exchange of freshwater and oxygen across the Labrador Shelf break

• Published in: Journal of Physical Oceanography
• Main Authors: Howatt, Tara, Palter, Jaime B., Matthews, John Brian Robin, deYoung, Brad, Bachmayer, Ralf, Claus, Brian
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2018
• Subjects: Continental shelf/slope; Eddies; Ekman pumping/transport; In situ oceanic observations; Transport; Arctic; Hudson; Labrador Shelf; Labrador Sea
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2046; https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-17-0148.1

Transport of freshwater from the Labrador Shelf into the interior Labrador Sea has the potential to impact deep convection via its influence on the salinity of surface waters. To examine this transport, the authors deployed two underwater gliders on a mission to traverse the continental shelf break...