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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2101-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-2101-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
Research article
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26 Sep 2025
Research article |  | 26 Sep 2025

Controls on dense-water formation along the path of the North Atlantic subpolar gyre

Oliver J. Tooth, Helen L. Johnson, and Chris Wilson

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The North Atlantic subpolar gyre (SPG) forms dense water as part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. To explore the factors controlling dense-water formation around the SPG, we trace the pathways of virtual water parcels in a high-resolution ocean model. We show that the amount of dense water formed around the SPG depends principally on the availability of light waters flowing northward, such that a stronger SPG circulation results in more dense-water formation along-stream.
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