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Deep Convection in the Irminger Sea Observed with a Dense Mooring Array
Description: Deep convection is a key process in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but because it acts at small scales, it remains poorly resolved by climate models. In 2014, one of the Ocean Observatories Initiative global arrays was installed close to the Central Irminger Sea and the Long-term Ocean Circulation Observations moorings in the central Irminger Sea. These programs' six moorings are located in the center of an area of deep convection and are distributed within a 50 km radius, thus offering detailed insight into spatial differences during the strong convection events that occurred during the winters of 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. [Source: Oceanography]
URL: https://tos.org/oceanography/article/deep-convection-in-the-irminger-sea-observed-with-a-dense-mooring-array
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Source: Oceanography
Publish Date: 3/1/2018
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