Decreasing intensity of open-ocean convection in the Greenland and Iceland seas

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Other literature type 29 Jun 2015 United Kingdom, Norway English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature Climate Change, volume 5, pages 877-882 (issn: 1758-678X, eissn: 1758-6798,

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Authors: Moore, G. W. K.; Våge, K.; Pickart, R. S.; Renfrew, I. A.;

doi: 10.1038/nclimate2688

handle: 1956/16722

Decreasing intensity of open-ocean convection in the Greenland and Iceland seas

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Abstract

A combination of retreating sea ice and different rates of warming in the Greenland and Iceland seas is reducing winter air–sea heat fluxes. These fluxes drive ocean convection and are projected to decrease further.

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United Kingdom, Norway

Related Organizations

University of East Anglia
United Kingdom
University of Toronto
Canada
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
United States
University of Bergen
Norway
Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen
Norway

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550, :Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452 [VDP], VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Oseanografi: 452, :Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450::Oseanografi: 452 [VDP], VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Geosciences: 450::Oceanography: 452, 551

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