Arctic intermediate water in the Norwegian Sea
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Two types of intermediate water propagate into the Norwegian Sea from
the Iceland and Greenland seas. North Icelandic Winter water flows
along the slope cf the Faroe-Iceland Ridge towards the Faroes . The
distribution of this intermediate water is limited to the southern
Norwegian Sea. The second type intrudes between the bottom water and the Atlantic water,
and can be traced as a slight salinity minimum over the entire
area of the Norwegian Sea. There seems to be along-isopycnal advection
of this water type along the arctic front from both the Iceland and
Greenland seas. Although the salinity minimum is less distinct along
the slope of the continental shelf than in the western Norwegian Sea,
this intermediate water acts as an isolating layer between the deep
water and the Atlantic water.