Amplitude, mechanism, and dynamical significance of salinity variability in the Atlantic and Nordic Seas, analyzed from satellite data and ocean syntheses

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The goal of this project is to analyze the amplitude, mechanism, and dynamical significance of salinity variability in the Atlantic and Nordic Seas, analyzed from satellite data, and ocean syntheses. To this end we will study the salinity variability in the Atlantic Ocean and the adjacent Nordic Seas over the last 5 decades, and document mechanisms and significance of the dynamic changes in the freshwater content of the Atlantic. Mechanisms and amplitudes of the variability will be compared to results obtained from models.