The Overflow Transport East of Iceland

Svein Østerhus; Toby Sherwin; Detlef Quadfasel; Bogi Hansen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6774-7

The Overflow Transport East of Iceland

Svein Østerhus, Toby Sherwin, Detlef Quadfasel, Bogi Hansen

Havstovan - Faroe Marine Research Institute

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Abstract

East of Iceland, there are several areas in which overflow of dense water passes from the Norwegian Sea across the Iceland–Scotland Ridge into the Atlantic Ocean. Together, these overflows have been estimated (Hansen and Østerhus 2000) to yield a volume transport of similar magnitude to that through the Denmark Strait (Fig. 18.1). These eastern overflows thus contribute about 50% of the dense overflow from the Arctic Mediterranean into the North Atlantic.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Arctic–Subarctic Ocean Fluxes
Subtitle of host publication	Defining the Role of the Northern Seas in Climate
Editors	Robert R. Dickson, Jens Meincke, Peter Rhines
Publisher	Springer Dordrecht
Chapter	18
Pages	427-441
Number of pages	15
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4020-6774-7
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4020-6773-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6774-7
Publication status	Published - 2008

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transport
east of Iceland

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The Overflow Transport East of Iceland. / Østerhus, Svein; Sherwin, Toby; Quadfasel, Detlef et al.
Arctic–Subarctic Ocean Fluxes: Defining the Role of the Northern Seas in Climate. ed. / Robert R. Dickson; Jens Meincke; Peter Rhines. 1. ed. Springer Dordrecht, 2008. p. 427-441.

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