posted on 2023-04-25, 09:36authored byJens Meincke, Manfred Bersch, Klaus-Peter Koltermann, Alexander Sy
Multiple occupations of transatlantic hydrographic sections at 58°N and 46°N between 1991 and 1999 reveal a significant redistribution of subarctic and subtropical water masses north of 40°N, following a sharp drop from extremely high to extremely low values of the North Atlantic Oscillation index in 1996 and its slow recovery towards the end of the decade. This led to significant shifts of the Subarctic Front, indicating a contraction and re-expansion of the Subpolar Gyre.
Article from Marine Science Symposia Vol. 219 - "Hydrobiological variability in the ICES Area, 1990-1999", symposium held in Edinburgh, 8-10 August 2001. To access the remaining articles please click on the keyword "MSS Vol. 219".
History
Series
ICES Marine Science Symposia
Volume
219
ISSN
2708-9216
Recommended citation
Meincke, J., Bersch, M., Koltermann, K.-P., and Sy, A., 2003. Changes in subarctic and subtropical water masses in the upper layer of the northern North Atlantic during the 1990s. ICES Marine Science Symposia: 219: 346-348. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.19271873