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Labrador Sea
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Deep Water Formation
The Labrador Sea Water (LSW)/) is formed when surface waters cool rapidly, increasing their density sufficiently to sink to depths between 2,000 and 4,000 meters. This sinking process is highly dependent on the annual modulation of the Sub-Polar Oscillation Constant ($\Omega{SP}$)/), a measure derived from the barometric relationship between the Icelandic Low and the Azores High [1]. When $\Omega_{SP}$ falls below $0.44 \text{…