Directly measured currents and estimated transport pathways of Atlantic Water between 59.5°N and the Iceland–Faroes–Scotland Ridge

Katelin H. Childers; Charles N. Flagg; Thomas Rossby; Corinna Schrum

doi:10.3402/tellusa.v67.28067

Directly measured currents and estimated transport pathways of Atlantic Water between 59.5°N and the Iceland–Faroes–Scotland Ridge

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Volume 67 (2015): Issue 1

By: Katelin H. Childers, Charles N. Flagg, Thomas Rossby and Corinna Schrum

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v67.28067 | Journal eISSN: 3035-9554

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Language: English

Page range: 28067 - 28067

Submitted on: Apr 2, 2015

Accepted on: Oct 20, 2015

Published on: Dec 1, 2015

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

ADCP,

current measurements,

northeast Atlantic transport patterns,

repeat sampling from vessels in regular traffic,

Faroes–Shetland Channel,

Iceland–Faroes Ridge

© 2015 Katelin H. Childers, Charles N. Flagg, Thomas Rossby, Corinna Schrum, published by Stockholm University Press
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