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Major sources of North Atlantic Deep Water in the subpolar North Atlantic from Lagrangian analyses in an eddy-rich ocean model.
Fröhle, Jörg, Handmann, Patricia and Biastoch, Arne (2022) Major sources of North Atlantic Deep Water in the subpolar North Atlantic from Lagrangian analyses in an eddy-rich ocean model. Ocean Science, 18 (5). pp. 1431-1450. DOI 10.5194/os-18-1431-2022.
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Abstract
The North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) is a crucial component of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and is therefore an important factor of the climate system. In order to estimate the mean relative contributions, sources, and pathways of the NADW at the southern exit of the Labrador Sea, a Lagrangian particle experiment is performed. The particles were seeded according to the strength of the velocity field along the 53∘ N section and traced 40 years backward in time in the three-dimensional velocity and hydrography field. The resulting transport pathways, their sources and corresponding transit timescales were inferred. Our experiment shows that, of the 30.1 Sv of NADW passing 53∘ N on average, the majority of this water is associated with a diapycnal mass flux without contact to the atmosphere, accounting for 14.3 Sv (48 %), where 6.2 Sv originate from the Labrador Sea, compared to 4.7 Sv from the Irminger Sea. The second-largest contribution originates from the mixed layer with 7.2 Sv (24 %), where the Labrador Sea contribution (5.9 Sv) dominates over the Irminger Sea contribution (1.0 Sv). Another 5.7 Sv (19 %) of NADW crosses the Greenland–Scotland Ridge within the NADW density class, where about two-thirds pass the Denmark Strait, while one-third crosses the Iceland–Scotland Ridge. The NADW exported at 53∘ N is hence dominated by entrainment through the diapycnal mass flux and mixed-layer origin in the Labrador Sea.
Document Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | EGUsphere ist ein preprint server: preprint on EGUsphere followed by a peer review for OS |
Keywords: | North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW); climate; Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
Research affiliation: | OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-OD Ocean Dynamics OceanRep > GEOMAR > FB1 Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics > FB1-PO Physical Oceanography |
Main POF Topic: | PT2: Ocean and Cryosphere |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Access Journal?: | Yes |
Publisher: | Copernicus Publications (EGU) |
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Projects: | Advanced Earth System Modelling Capacity (ESM), Opendap |
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Date Deposited: | 27 May 2022 08:33 |
Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2024 15:36 |
URI: | https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/56163 |
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