Significance of Climate Indices to Benthic Conditions Across the Northern North Atlantic and Adjacent Shelf Seas

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 7
• Main Authors: Johnson, Clare, Inall, Mark, Gary, Stefan, Cunningham, Stuart
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 23.01.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC); Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO); Atmospheric forcing; Basins; benthic kinetic energy; benthic salinity; benthic temperature; Benthos; Boundary currents; Climate; Climate change; Datasets; Ecosystems; Environmental changes; Heatwaves; Influence; Kinetic energy; Marine ecosystems; North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO); Ocean currents; Ocean-atmosphere system; Oscillations; Potential temperature; Salinity; Salinity effects; Shelf seas; Statistical analysis; Temperature; Upper ocean; United Kingdom > UK; Labrador Sea; Scotland; North Atlantic region; Nordic Seas; Denmark Strait; Iceland; Greenland

The northern North Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent shelf seas, are influenced by several large-scale physical processes which can be described by various climate indices. Although the signal of these indices on the upper ocean has been investigated, the potential effects on vulnerable benthic ecosys...