Abstract:The Nordic Seas are the primary location where the warm waters of the North Atlantic Current densify to form North Atlantic Deep Water, which plays a key part in the modern Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. The formation of dense water in the Nordic Seas and Arctic Ocean and resulting ocean circulation changes were likely driven by and contributed to the regional and global climate of the last glacial maximum (LGM). Here, we map the source and degree of mixing of deep-water in the Nordic Seas, and t… Show more
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