Atlantic domain (Geography)
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Atlantic domain
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The Atlantic domain is one of three regions into which the North Atlantic Ocean is sometimes divided for the purposes of describing water mass formation processes in the region, with the other two being the (northward lying) Arctic domain and the Polar domain.
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Surface source water masses from the Atlantic domain (called Atlantic Water (AW), are carried into the Arctic domain by the Norwegian Atlantic Currentand, to a much smaller extent, by the North Icelandic Irminger Current.
See Also
- Arctic domain
- Polar domain
- Seas of the world
Further Reading
- Physical Oceanography Index
- James H. Swift. The arctic waters. In Burton G. Hurdle, editor, The Nordic Seas, pages 129–153. Springer-Verlag, 1986.
