Meridional Exchanges and Mixing at the Iceland-Faroe Ridge.
- Resource Type
- Theses
- Authors
- Beaird, Nicholas L.
- Source
- Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 75-05B(E).
- Subject
- Physical Oceanography
- Language
- English
Summary: A seasonal flux of fresh water across the IFR is explored in Chapter 4. Low salinity thermohaline intrusions are subducted in winter time at the Iceland Faroe Front, injecting cold, fresh water into the large volume of Atlantic Subpolar Mode Water south of the ridge. The associated heat and salt flux are comparable to previous estimates of eddy induced and intrusion driven fluxes at the front. The heat and salt flux is inconsequential relative to the total heat and salt budgets of the Nordic Seas, but is important locally.