Project description DEENESFRITPL Circulation and partitioning of dense water through the submarine Greenland-Scotland Ridge The densest water supplying the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which helps maintain the temperate climate of northwest Europe, stems from the Greenland Sea and crosses the submarine Greenland-Scotland Ridge through deep passages east and west of Iceland. While the exchange flows across the ridge have been monitored for decades, the circulation and partitioning of the upstream flows that are co-located northeast of Iceland are not yet quantified and understood. The EU-funded SUPERFLOW project will identify the sources and quantify the transports of these dense-water pathways using unpublished 2-year long observational time series from northeast of Iceland with a high-resolution, realistic simulation from an ocean model. Results will contribute to accurate predictions of how the AMOC will respond to climate change. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective SUPERFLOW will determine the pathways and dynamics of dense water in the Nordic Seas that sustains the lower limb of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which helps maintain the temperate climate of northwest Europe. The densest water supplying the AMOC stems likely from the Greenland Sea and crosses the submarine Greenland-Scotland Ridge through deep passages east and west of Iceland. While the exchange flows across the ridge have been monitored for several decades, the circulation and partitioning of the upstream flows that are co-located northeast of Iceland are not yet quantified and understood. Advancing this understanding is imperative for an accurate prediction of how the AMOC will respond to a changing climate. To identify the sources and quantify the transports of these dense-water pathways, and to understand their dynamics, a unique combination of unpublished two-year long observational time series northeast of Iceland with a high-resolution, realistic simulation from an ocean model and an idealised two-layer model will be used. The importance of this deep circulation for climate will be advertised to pupils and science-interested citizens through a coherent outreach package. SUPERFLOW will accelerate the academic career of a promising young female scientist by providing an opportunity to train scientific, outreach, and transferable skills. While the host institution is the University of Bergen (Norway), a 21-month appointment at the world-renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in the USA and a three-month secondment at the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (MFRI) in Iceland are planned. This mobility is key to the success of the project, which will maintain Scandinavia’s position at the forefront of research in the North Atlantic. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesoceanographyphysical oceanographynatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes Keywords ocean circulation Nordic Seas AMOC overflow hydraulic control observations theory modelling Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Topic(s) MSCA-IF-2020 - Individual Fellowships Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-IF-2020 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) Coordinator UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN Net EU contribution € 266 345,28 Address Museplassen 1 5020 Bergen Norway See on map Region Norge Vestlandet Vestland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION United States Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Woods hole road 573 02543 Woods hole See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 165 265,92
