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Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1727-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1727-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
Research article
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29 May 2026
Research article |  | 29 May 2026

Stratification and mixed layer depth around Iceland: Characterization and inter-annual variability

Angel Ruiz-Angulo, Esther Portela, Charly de Marez, Andreas Macrander, Sólveig Rósa Ólafsdóttir, Thomas Meunier, Steingrímur Jónsson, and M. Dolores Pérez-Hernández

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Analysis of 1990–2019 hydrographic around Iceland identifies three dynamical regions: an α-ocean south with warm Atlantic Water and deep mixed layers, a β-ocean northwest with salinity-dominated stratification and shallow mixed layers, and a northeastern transition zone with seasonal shifts. Waters warmed, especially in the northeast, showing Atlantification. Density decreases occur in the south, while other regions show density-compensated variability, with no clear trend in mixed layer depth.
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