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| Petit, Tillys; Mercier, Herle; Thierry, Virginie. |
| The Reykjanes Ridge is a major topographic feature located south of Iceland in the North‐Atlantic Ocean that strongly influences the subpolar gyre (SPG) circulation. Based on velocity and hydrographic measurements carried out along the crest of the Reykjanes Ridge from the Icelandic continental shelf to 50°N during the RREX cruise in June – July 2015, we derived the first direct estimates of volume and water mass transports over the Reykjanes Ridge. North of 53.15°N, circulation was mainly westward; south of this latitude it was mainly eastward. The westward transport was estimated at 21.9 ± 2.5 Sv (Sv = 106 m3 s‐1) and represents the SPG intensity. The westward flows followed two main pathways at 57°N near the Bight Fracture Zone and at 59 – 62°N. We... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: North Atlantic subpolar gyre; Bathymetry; Water masses; Circulation; Observations. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00454/56604/58296.pdf |
