A decade-long flow reversal in the intergyre region of the eastern north Atlantic

• Published in: Progress in oceanography Vol. 231; p. 103406
• Main Authors: González-Pola, César, Somavilla, Raquel, Graña, Rocío, Viloria, Amaia, Ibáñez-Tejero, Laura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2025
• Subjects: Bay of Biscay; Circulation shift; Hydrography; Northeast atlantic intergyre; Upwelling; Circulation shift; Upwelling; Bay of Biscay; Northeast atlantic intergyre; Hydrography

Two hydrographical shifts observed within the last two decades around north/northwestern Iberia, in the mid-latitudes of the eastern North Atlantic, reveal a contrasting behaviour of the weakly circulating reservoir known as the intergyre region. In 2005, a strong winter mixing caused an abrupt sali...