East Greenland Current

East Greenland Current

The East Greenland Current (EGC) is a cold, low-salinity current that extends from Fram Strait (~80N) to Cape Farewell (~60N). The current is located off the eastern coast of Greenland along the Greenland continental margin.[1] The current cuts through the Nordic Seas (the Greenland and Norwegian Seas) and through the Denmark Strait.[2] The current is of major importance because it directly connects the Arctic to the Northern Atlantic, it is a major contributor to sea ice export out of the Arctic,[2] and it is a major freshwater sink for the Arctic.[3]

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  2. ^ a b Woodgate, Rebecca A.; Fahrbach, Eberhard; Rohardt, Gerd (1999). "Structure and transports of the East Greenland Current at 75°N from moored current meters". Journal of Geophysical Research. 104 (C8): 18059–18072. Bibcode:1999JGR...10418059W. doi:10.1029/1999JC900146.
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