Changes in the Norwegian Sea deep water
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This paper deals with observed changes in
the Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW)
after the cessation of bottom water
formation in the Greenland Sea. Current
measurements indicate that the deep water
flow from the Greenland Sea to the
Norwegian Sea has reversed. The Deep
Water in the Norwegian Sea is warming in
the entire layer below 1000m depth and
down to the bottom. The thickness of the
adiabatic layer is decreasing. The salinity of
the homohaline layer is constant but the
thickness is decreasing. The overflow water
in the Faroe-Shetland Channel is
freshening.