An outsized role for the Labrador Sea in the multidecadal variability of the Atlantic overturning circulation

Labrador Sea forcing can dominate multidecadal AMOC variability even while contributing minimally to mean circulation strength.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: Yeager, Stephen, Castruccio, Fred, Chang, Ping, Danabasoglu, Gokhan, Maroon, Elizabeth, Small, Justin, Wang, Hong, Wu, Lixin, Zhang, Shaoqing
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2021
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abh3592
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.abh3592
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Summary:Labrador Sea forcing can dominate multidecadal AMOC variability even while contributing minimally to mean circulation strength.