Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
More than a decade of observations of the meridional overturning circulation in the subtropical North Atlantic show it to be highly variable on time scales of days to years and with an overall trend toward slowing down. Over the same time period, melting from Greenland (and elsewhere in the Arctic,...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0a0406b30dbf40849637450c4993626c 2023-05-15T14:59:31+02:00 Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Eleanor Frajka-Williams Jonathan Bamber Kjetil Vage 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.96 https://doaj.org/article/0a0406b30dbf40849637450c4993626c EN eng The Oceanography Society https://tos.org/oceanography/assets/docs/29-4_frajka-williams.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1042-8275 doi:10.5670/oceanog.2016.96 1042-8275 https://doaj.org/article/0a0406b30dbf40849637450c4993626c Oceanography, Vol 29, Iss 4, Pp 22-33 (2016) MOC meridional overturning circulation melting Greenland ocean circulation Oceanography GC1-1581 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2016.96 2022-12-31T14:39:07Z More than a decade of observations of the meridional overturning circulation in the subtropical North Atlantic show it to be highly variable on time scales of days to years and with an overall trend toward slowing down. Over the same time period, melting from Greenland (and elsewhere in the Arctic, including from sea ice) has been increasing, resulting in greater freshwater input to the northern North Atlantic. In this article, we examine evidence for the impact, if any, of this influx of freshwater on the large-scale ocean circulation and for potential changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Greenland North Atlantic Sea ice Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Oceanography 29 4 22 33 |
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More than a decade of observations of the meridional overturning circulation in the subtropical North Atlantic show it to be highly variable on time scales of days to years and with an overall trend toward slowing down. Over the same time period, melting from Greenland (and elsewhere in the Arctic, including from sea ice) has been increasing, resulting in greater freshwater input to the northern North Atlantic. In this article, we examine evidence for the impact, if any, of this influx of freshwater on the large-scale ocean circulation and for potential changes. |
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Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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Greenland Melt and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation |
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greenland melt and the atlantic meridional overturning circulation |
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