Physics
Scientific paper
Apr 2007
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2007georl..3407609h&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 34, Issue 7, CiteID L07609
Physics
11
Oceanography: Physical: Hydrography And Tracers, Oceanography: Physical: Fronts And Jets, Oceanography: Physical: Western Boundary Currents
Scientific paper
The east Greenland current (EGC) and the smaller east Greenland coastal current (EGCC) provide the major conduit for cold fresh polar water to enter the lower latitudes of the North Atlantic. They flow equatorward through the western Irminger Basin and around Cape Farewell into the Labrador Sea. The surface circulation and transport of the Cape Farewell boundary current region in summer 2005 is described. The EGCC merges with Arctic waters of the EGC to the south of Cape Farewell, forming the west Greenland current. The EGC transport decreases from 15.5 Sv south of Cape Farewell to 11.7 Sv in the eastern Labrador Sea (where the water becomes known as Irminger Sea Water). The decrease in EGC transport is balanced by the retroflection of a substantial proportion of the boundary current (5.1 Sv) into the central Irminger Basin; a new pathway for fresh water into the interior of the subpolar gyre.
Alderson Steven G.
Bacon Sheldon
de Cuevas Beverly
Holliday Penny N.
Meyer Amélie
No associations
LandOfFree
Retroflection of part of the east Greenland current at Cape Farewell does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Retroflection of part of the east Greenland current at Cape Farewell, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Retroflection of part of the east Greenland current at Cape Farewell will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1080732