Isopycnal Eddy Stirring Dominates Thermohaline Mixing in the Upper Subpolar North Atlantic

• Published in: Journal of geophysical research. Oceans Vol. 129; no. 9
• Main Authors: Fernández Castro, Bieito, Fernández Román, Daniel, Ferron, Bruno, Fontela, Marcos, Lherminier, Pascale, Naveira Garabato, Alberto, Pérez, Fiz F., Spingys, Carl, Polzin, Kurt, Velo, Antón
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2024
• Subjects: diapycnal mixing; isopycnal stirring; meridional overturning circulation; microstructure turbulence; subpolar North Atlantic; thermohaline transformations

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation entails vigorous thermohaline transformations in the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean (SPNA). There, warm and saline waters originating in the (sub)tropics are converted into cooler and fresher waters by a combination of surface fluxes and sub‐surface mix...