Ocean Science
Ocean Science
OS
Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-169-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-19-169-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 1
Research article
 | 
22 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 22 Feb 2023

Observation-based estimates of volume, heat, and freshwater exchanges between the subpolar North Atlantic interior, its boundary currents, and the atmosphere

Sam C. Jones, Neil J. Fraser, Stuart A. Cunningham, Alan D. Fox, and Mark E. Inall

Viewed

Total article views: 1,620 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total Supplement BibTeX EndNote
1,228 349 43 1,620 75 30 40
  • HTML: 1,228
  • PDF: 349
  • XML: 43
  • Total: 1,620
  • Supplement: 75
  • BibTeX: 30
  • EndNote: 40
Views and downloads (calculated since 20 Jun 2022)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 20 Jun 2022)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 1,620 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 1,568 with geography defined and 52 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 

Cited

Discussed (final revised paper)

Latest update: 25 Apr 2024
Download
Short summary
Warm water is transported from the tropical Atlantic towards western Europe and the Arctic. It loses heat to the atmosphere on the way, which strongly influences the climate. We construct a dataset encircling the North Atlantic basin north of 47° N. We calculate how and where heat enters and leaves the basin and how much cooling must happen in the interior. We find that cooling in the north-eastern Atlantic is a crucial step in controlling the conversion of water to higher densities.
Read more