The FAR-DWO project is an interdisciplinary project that aims to study the formation, propagation and seafloor impacts of dense water overflows (DWOs) in the Arctic, Antarctica and Mediterranean Sea. DWOs are buoyancy-driven currents formed by cooling, evaporation or freezing of surface ocean layers, they contribute to deep-ocean ventilation, and play a key role in the global thermohaline circulation (and hence global climate). The large volumes involved in DWOs can resulting in appreciable sediment transport and erosion and cause drastic impacts in deep-sea ecosystems. The FAR-DWO project aims to investigate (1) the atmospheric and oceanographic forcings for dense water formation and propagation, (2) the physical and biogeochemical characteristics of the DWOs, (3) the modern and past signals of DWOs on the seafloor and sedimentary record.
FAR-DWO (PID2020-114322RB-100-MAR) is financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities through the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI) and the European Union Next Generation EU funds from the Regional Development Plan.
