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. 2015 Oct 28;6:8659. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9659

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(a) The Nordic Seas encompass the Norwegian Sea, Iceland Sea and Greenland Sea. (b) The Nordic Seas divide into a polar, Arctic and Atlantic domain21 based on the position of the Norwegian Continental Shelf front (NCF), Arctic front (AF) and polar front (PF). (c) Location of ODP Sites 642 and 907, and the modern surface circulation with inflow of warm Atlantic water via the Norwegian Atlantic Current (NwAC) and outflow of cool, polar water via the East Greenland Current (EGC). (d) Map of the Northern Hemisphere modern annual sea surface temperatures (from the World Ocean Atlas 2005, ref. 52), showing all ocean drill sites mentioned in the text. E, Eirik Drift; G, Gloria Drift. Black box shows study area in the Nordic Seas (see a,b,c).