Amplitude, mechanism, and dynamical significance of salinity variability in the Atlantic and Nordic Seas, analyzed from satellite data and ocean syntheses

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Detlef Stammer
• Subject Area: Oceanography
• Term: from 2013 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 198122929

The goal of this project is to analyze the amplitude, mechanism, and dynamical significance of salinity variability in the Atlantic and Nordic Seas, analyzed from satellite data, and ocean syntheses. To this end we will study the salinity variability in the Atlantic Ocean and the adjacent Nordic Seas over the last 5 decades, and document mechanisms and significance of the dynamic changes in the freshwater content of the Atlantic. Mechanisms and amplitudes of the variability will be compared to results obtained from models.

• DFG Programme: Research Units
• Subproject of: FOR 1740: A New Approach toward Improved Estimates of Atlantic Ocean Freshwater Budgets and Transports as Part of the Global Hydrological Cycle
• Co-Investigator: Dr. Armin Koehl