Objective In the proposed project, special focus will be placed on gaining information that can improve, test and validate ocean general circulation models for the North Atlantic Current system, the North Atlantic sub-polar gyre, the Nordic Seas, and the Eurasian part of the Arctic Basin. In the next years we have a unique opportunity to do this by utilising the deliberate release of SF6 tracer to the convective gyre of the Greenland Sea in 1996. A large portion of the tracer still resides in the gyre and some is at the time of writing in transit to the other ocean basins (Norwegian Sea, Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic). Since we know the initial conditions, we have the possibility to quantify a number of important parameters and test these model results by direct comparisons with these unique observations. Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN Address Allegt. 70 5007 Bergen Norway See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all GOETEBORG UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution € 0,00 Address Kemivagen 10 412 96 Goeteborg See on map INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA Denmark EU contribution € 0,00 Address Palaegade 2-4 1261 Koebenhavn k/copenhaegen See on map NANSEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND REMOTE SENSING CENTER Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Edvard griegsvej 3a 5059 Bergen See on map NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE OF THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Hjalmar johansens g. 14 9296 Tromsoe See on map THE MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ICELAND Iceland EU contribution € 0,00 Address 4,skulagata 4 121 Reykjavik See on map UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address University plain Norwich See on map Links Website Opens in new window
