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Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1391-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1391-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Research article
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29 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 29 Apr 2026

Transient tracer observations in the Gulf of St. Lawrence reveal shift from younger to older inflow waters

Lennart Gerke, Toste Tanhua, William A. Nesbitt, Samuel W. Stevens, and Douglas W. R. Wallace

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Transient tracer data, measured for the first time in 2022 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, reveal older deep waters in the east than the west, contrary to expected estuarine circulation, indicating increased influence of older, warmer, less oxygenated North Atlantic Central Water over younger, oxygen-rich Labrador Current Water. While consistent with previous reports of increasing NACW contribution, our results contradict claims of a complete shift to NACW by 2021, showing that LCW still persists.
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