The Norwegian Sea Gyre – A Regulator of Iceland-Scotland Ridge Exchanges

The Norwegian Sea gyre (NSG) is a large body of Arctic intermediate water and deep dense overflow waters, which circulate counterclockwise within the Norwegian Sea. Argo float trajectories presented in this study suggest that the NSG attains its strongest and most focused flow downstream of a conflu...

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Main Authors: Hjálmar Hátún, Léon Chafik, Karin Margretha Húsgarð Larsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.694614/full