Atlantic domain
Published: March 29, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 14, 2011, 7:10 am
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The Atlantic domain is one of three regions into which the North Atlantic Ocean is sometimes divided for the purposes of describing water mass formation processes in the region, with the other two being the (northward lying) Arctic domain and the Polar domain.
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Surface source water masses from the Atlantic domain (called Atlantic Water (AW), are carried into the Arctic domain by the Norwegian Atlantic Current and, to a much smaller extent, by the North Icelandic Irminger Current.
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Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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James H. Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Atlantic domain". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 29, 2010; Last revised Date December 14, 2011; Retrieved May 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Atlantic_domain>
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The Atlantic domain is one of three regions into which the North Atlantic Ocean is sometimes divided for the purposes of describing water mass formation processes in the region, with the other two being the (northward lying) Arctic domain and the Polar domain.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Surface source water masses from the Atlantic domain (called Atlantic Water (AW), are carried into the Arctic domain by the Norwegian Atlantic Current and, to a much smaller extent, by the North Icelandic Irminger Current.
See Also
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
-
James H. Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
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