International Cooperation Enriched the Near-Inertial Shear and Kinetic Energy in the North Atlantic Experiment

A critical part of launching an intensive physical oceanography field campaign is identifying the appropriate patch of ocean—the area where the process you wish to study dependably occurs and has maximum impact. Early explorations and publications helped establish the region off Iceland as the ideal candidate for the US Office of Naval Research Departmental Research Initiative, the Near-Inertial Shear and Kinetic Energy in the North Atlantic Experiment (NISKINe). As we organized the experiment, the local Icelandic marine science community’s expertise was of principal importance in formulating specifics of its timing, location, and component interactions.