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Høyer & Quadfasel 2001

Høyer, J.L. and Quadfasel, D. (2001). Detection of deep overflows with satellite altimetry. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2000GL012549. issn: 0094-8276.

In situ observations downstream of the sills in the Faroe Bank Channel and Denmark Strait show large temperature and current variability of the overflows with time-scales of a few days. These fluctuations are associated with meso-scale eddies and have an impact on sea surface height. This is confirmed by observations from the TOPEX/POSEIDON and ERS 1+2 satellites that show substantial enhancement of eddy kinetic energy and sea level variability immediately downstream of the sills. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Eddies and mesoscale processes, Oceanography, Physical, Turbulence, diffusion, and mixing processes, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Remote sensing, Planetology, Comets and Small Bodies, Satellites

Journal
Geophysical Research Letters
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