Combining in situ measurements and altimetry to estimate volume, heat and salt transport variability through the Faroe-Shetland Channel

Abstract

From 1994 to 2011, instruments measuring ocean currents (Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers; ADCPs) have been moored on a section crossing the Faroe-Shetland Channel. Together with CTD (Conductivity Temperature Depth) measurements from regular research vessel occupations, they describe the flow field and water mass structure in the channel. Here, we use these data to calculate the average volume transport and pro. © Author(s) 2013.