<p>This summer has seen very low sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Atlantic.</p>

<p>Using animations of these over the last year I feel the runoff of freshwater from Hudson Bay, into the Labrador current, and in turn into the Gulf Stream component of the AMOC, has been a cause of the disruption of heat transfer to the North Atlantic Drift.</p>

<p>Would this be correct? Has the runoff into Hudson Bay increased since September last year compared to a 10 year average?</p>

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2015-11-08T02:24:24.543Z
Related: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v5/n5/full/nclimate2554.html
casey
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2015-11-08T07:26:01.193Z
Thanks Aabaakawad. I am specifically interested in the mechanics of how the Labrador currents interacts with the gulf stream, and if this relates to the 25% contribution of freshwater to the sub-polar arctic that is Hudson Bay runoff
acidohm
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2015-11-08T07:34:03.990Z
For example, labrador current is very cold but this time of year I doubt this us Greenland melt, yet hudson bay is also anomalously cold
acidohm
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2015-11-28T03:10:25.497Z
@casey full pdf of the Nature article: http://fido.nrk.no/4cf750c3e0b034153d6ea12a898156b4a030f739896889be4a11b4526a97a663/Nature-climate-change.pdf
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Does the Labrador current affect North Atlantic climate?
acidohm
# Does the Labrador current affect North Atlantic climate?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-07)

This summer has seen very low sea surface temperature anomalies in the North Atlantic.

Using animations of these over the last year I feel the runoff of freshwater from Hudson Bay, into the Labrador current, and in turn into the Gulf Stream component of the AMOC, has been a cause of the disruption of heat transfer to the North Atlantic Drift.

Would this be correct? Has the runoff into Hudson Bay increased since September last year compared to a 10 year average?

**Tags:** oceanography, ocean-currents, climate-models, arctic, ocean-models

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Related: http://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v5/n5/full/nclimate2554.html  
> **username_0**: Thanks Aabaakawad. I am specifically interested in the mechanics of how the Labrador currents interacts with the gulf stream, and if this relates to the 25% contribution of freshwater to the sub-polar arctic that is Hudson Bay runoff  
> **username_0**: For example, labrador current is very cold but this time of year I doubt this us Greenland melt, yet hudson bay is also anomalously cold  
> **username_2**: @username_1 full pdf of the Nature article: http://fido.nrk.no/4cf750c3e0b034153d6ea12a898156b4a030f739896889be4a11b4526a97a663/Nature-climate-change.pdf  

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