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Sources and upstream pathways of the densest overflow water in the Nordic Seas

By Elise Hugus | October 23, 2020 | Comments Off on Sources and upstream pathways of the densest overflow water in the Nordic Seas

Huang, J., Pickart, R.S., Huang, R.X. et al. 2020. Sources and upstream pathways of the densest overflow water in the Nordic Seas. Nature Communications, 11, 5389, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19050-y

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The pathways of warm Atlantic inflow and dense outflow are shown in red and green arrows, respectively. Colors and gray contours represent the bathymetry from ETOPO2, and the relevant ridges are named. NAC: Norwegian Atlantic Current, NIIC: North Icelandic Irminger Current, EGC: East Greenland Current, NIJ: North Icelandic Jet, FBCO: Faroe Bank Channel overflow. The authors of this study find that the densest overflows are formed in the Greenland Seas and flow into both of the previously uncertain pathways denoted by question marks in this figure.

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