© The Irmingersee, taken here by the research vessel "MARIA S. MERIAN", is one of the few regions in the world where new deep water is formed due to deep convection © Arne Bendinger / GEOMAR
© Anchors, such as those deployed here by the research vessel "MARIA S. MERIAN" into the Labrador and Irminger Sea, are used for the long-term observation of ocean currents © Arne Bendinger / GEOMAR
© The oceanographer Dr. Marilene Oltmanns is the first author of the current study © Arne Bendinger / GEOMAR