Climate records and changes in deep outflow from the Norwegian Sea similarto 150-55 ka

In order to contribute to our understanding of the linkage between climate and ocean circulation we have studied benthic foraminifera from near the no rthern end of the Faeroe-Shetland Channel covering isotope stages 6 to lowe r stage 3 (similar to 150-55 ka), Our records demonstrate shifts between re curring assemblages, which on millennial timescales monitor the outflow his tory of Norwegian Sea Deep Water, The records show that the outflow is clos ely linked to the climate of the region as documented in the Greenland ice cores. Outflow was relatively strong during all major warmer interstadials whereas there was no outflow during the colder stadials, During isotope sub stage Se outflow was stable for similar to 10-12 kyr with significant chang es at the beginning and end only.