159:(LSW) is formed at intermediate depths by deep convection in the central Labrador Sea, particularly during winter storms. This convection is not deep enough to penetrate into the NSOW layer which forms the deep waters of the Labrador Sea. LSW joins NSOW to move southward out of the Labrador Sea: while NSOW easily passes under the NAC at the North-West Corner, some LSW is retained. This diversion and retention by the SPG explains its presence and entrainment near the GSR (Greenland-Scotland Ridge) overflows. Most of the diverted LSW however splits off before the CGFZ (Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone) and remains in the western SPG. LSW production is highly dependent on sea-air heat flux and yearly production typically ranges from 3â9 Sv. ISOW is produced in proportion to the density gradient across the Iceland-Scotland Ridge and as such is sensitive to LSW production which affects the downstream density More indirectly, increased LSW production is associated with a strengthened SPG and hypothesized to be anti-correlated with ISOW This interplay confounds any simple extension of a reduction in individual overflow waters to a reduction in AMOC. LSW production is understood to have been minimal prior to the 8.2 ka event, with the SPG thought to have existed before in a weakened, non-convective state.
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As ISOW overflows the GSR (Greenland-Scotland Ridge), it turbulently entrains intermediate density waters such as Sub-Polar Mode water and
Labrador Sea Water. This grouping of water-masses then moves geostrophically southward along the East flank of Reykjanes Ridge, through the Charlie Gibbs Fracture
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season, the gyre follows a more zonal pattern; that is, it expands in the east-west direction and thins in the north-south direction. As the seasons move from winter to summer, the gyre shifts south by a few degrees latitude. This occurs concurrently with the displacement of the northeastern part of
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Labrador Sea plays a role in AMOC circulation, particularly in the connection between Labrador sea variability and AMOC variability. Observational studies have been inconclusive about whether this connection exists. New observations with
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Atlantic Gyre experiences seasonal changes. Stramma and Siedler (1988) determined that the gyre expands and contracts with a seasonal variance; however, the magnitude of volume transport does not seem to change significantly. During the
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estimates the patch to be hundreds of kilometers across, with a density of more than 200,000 pieces of debris per square kilometer. The garbage originates from human-created waste traveling from rivers into the ocean and mainly consists of
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Zone and then northward to join DSOW. These waters are sometimes referred to as Nordic Seas
Overflow Water (NSOW). NSOW flows cyclonically following the surface route of the SPG (sub-polar gyre) around the Labrador Sea and further entrains
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Hamelin, B.; Ferrand, J. L.; Alleman, L.; Nicolas, E.; Veron, A. (1997). "Isotopic evidence of pollutant lead transport from North
America to the subtropical North Atlantic gyre".
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Rhein, Monika; Kieke, Dagmar; HĂŒttl-Kabus, Sabine; Roessler, Achim; Mertens, Christian; Meissner, Robert; Klein, Birgit; Böning, Claus W.; Yashayaev, Igor (10 January 2009).
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observations from ships dating back to 1990 show similar results. Nevertheless, older estimates of LSW formation using different techniques suggest larger overturning.
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depth between the
Northern Hemisphere winter and summer seasons. The depth rises from 200 meters in winter to about 10 meters in summer. Nutrients remain below the
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Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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Lozier, M. S.; Li, F.; Bacon, S.; Bahr, F.; Bower, A. S.; Cunningham, S. A.; de Jong, M. F.; de Steur, L.; deYoung, B.; Fischer, J.; Gary, S. F. (2019).
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in the United States. Since 1992 lead has clearly reducing concentrations – this is theorised to hold true across the
Atlantic in surface layers.
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Haine, Thomas; Böning, Claus; Brandt, Peter; Fischer, JĂŒrgen; Funk, Andreas; Kieke, Dagmar; Kvaleberg, Erik; Rhein, Monika; Visbeck, Martin (2008).
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Bates, Nicholas R. (2001). "Interannual variability of oceanic CO2 and biogeochemical properties in the
Western North Atlantic subtropical gyre".
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region in the western part of the North
Atlantic Gyre has led to analytical evidence that the variability of this gyre is linked to wintertime
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and soon joins that which flowed over the Iceland-Faroe ridge, to flow southward at depth along the Eastern flank of the Reykjanes Ridge.
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Low air temperatures at high latitudes cause substantial sea-air heat flux, driving a density increase and convection in the water column.
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1219:"North Atlantic Deep Water Formation in the Labrador Sea, Recirculation Through the Subpolar Gyre, and Discharge to the Subtropics"
506:"North Atlantic Deep Water Formation in the Labrador Sea, Recirculation Through the Subpolar Gyre, and Discharge to the Subtropics"
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There have only been a few awareness and clean-up efforts for the North Atlantic garbage patch, such as The Garbage Patch State at
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Sigler, Michelle (2014-10-18). "The Effects of Plastic Pollution on Aquatic Wildlife: Current Situations and Future Solutions".
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found floating within the North Atlantic Gyre, originally documented in 1972. A 22-year research study conducted by the
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occurs in deep plumes and is particularly strong in winter when the sea-air temperature difference is largest. Of the 6
1636:"The garbage patch territory turns into a new state - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization"
1261:"Recent natural variability of the Iceland Scotland Overflows on decadal to millennial timescales: Clues from the ooze"
592:"Deep water formation, the subpolar gyre, and the meridional overturning circulation in the subpolar North Atlantic"
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and vertical mixing between winter and summer in the North Atlantic Gyre seasonally alter the total amount of
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1029:"Observations, inferences, and mechanisms of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review"
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was primarily caused by American emissions. The surface layers of the
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flowing southward along the east; and the Atlantic's
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1556:"How Bad Is the Plastic Pollution in the Atlantic?"
1504:. Perthnow.com.au. 26 February 2010. Archived from
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742:HĂ€kkinen, Sirpa; Rhines, Peter B. (16 April 2009).
543:"Enhanced production of Labrador Sea water in 2008"
541:Yashayaev, Igor; Loder, John W. (10 January 2009).
47:and sub-gyres, across the North Atlantic from the
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948:Born, Andreas; Levermann, Anders (25 June 2010).
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1527:Gill, Victoria (24 February 2010).
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360:North Atlantic garbage patch
340:North Atlantic garbage patch
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155:Characteristically fresh
96:North Atlantic Deep Water
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1290:Stramma, Lothar (1988).
107:garbage or flotsam patch
88:thermohaline circulation
84:North Equatorial Current
2228:Atmospheric circulation
1779:Transpolar Drift Stream
1319:10.1029/JC093iC07p08111
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462:10.1126/science.1192321
262:, resulting in reduced
230:The changes in oceanic
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512:. pp. 653â701.
278:Measured samples of
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209:surface temperature
182:Northern Hemisphere
39:. It is a circular
29:North Atlantic Gyre
2182:South Pacific Gyre
2177:North Pacific Gyre
2057:Equatorial Counter
1961:Equatorial Counter
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150:Labrador Sea Water
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111:North Pacific Gyre
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