Long-lived Anticyclonic Eddies Facilitate Convection In the Greenland Sea Over Multiple Consecutive Winters

Jian, Dong, Zhai, Xiaoming, Renfrew, Ian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-8215 and Stevens, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-4405 (2026) Long-lived Anticyclonic Eddies Facilitate Convection In the Greenland Sea Over Multiple Consecutive Winters. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276 (In Press)

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Abstract

Wintertime open-ocean convection is a key process in renewing deep water; however, the processes that promote convection on local scale remain poorly understood. We investigate the role of long-lived anticyclonic eddies in facilitating deep convection in the Greenland Sea using a new model simulation and observations. We find a previously undocumented anticyclonic eddy in the Boreas Basin, in addition to a well-observed anticyclonic eddy in the Greenland Basin. Both eddies feature year-round lenses of weak stratification with upper-domed isopycnals, facilitating convection over multiple winters.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA Faculty of Science > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Fluids & Structures
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2026 12:25
Last Modified:	18 Jun 2026 21:01
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103364
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