The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate
A unique feature of the Atlantic Ocean is the presence of regions in the Labrador Sea and Nordic Seas where surface water can convect and sink to deep levels. This process of deep water formation and the related northward transport of warm surface water are components of the Atlantic meridional over...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:520531 2023-05-15T16:29:03+02:00 The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate Carton, James A. Cunningham, Stuart A. Frajka-Williams, Eleanor Kwon, Young-Oh Marshall, David P. Msadek, Rym 2014 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520531/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520531/1/bams-d-13-00234.1.pdf https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1 en eng https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520531/1/bams-d-13-00234.1.pdf Carton, James A.; Cunningham, Stuart A.; Frajka-Williams, Eleanor orcid:0000-0001-8773-7838 Kwon, Young-Oh; Marshall, David P.; Msadek, Rym. 2014 The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95 (8). ES163-ES166. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1 <https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2014 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1 2023-02-04T19:46:51Z A unique feature of the Atlantic Ocean is the presence of regions in the Labrador Sea and Nordic Seas where surface water can convect and sink to deep levels. This process of deep water formation and the related northward transport of warm surface water are components of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), which annually transports in excess of 1 PW of heat northward through the northern subtropics. Between 26°N and Greenland much of this heat flux enters the atmosphere where it is then transported eastward by the atmospheric circulation and is responsible for the mild U.K. and European climate. Coupled models suggest that one of the consequences of anthropogenic climate change will be a slowing of the AMOC and an alteration of the ocean's role in climate (e.g., Cheng et al. 2013). Observing, quantifying, and understanding the detailed mechanisms controlling AMOC variability, its present circulation, and past behaviors, and the extent to which changes in the AMOC are predictable all remain preeminent scientific challenges for the twenty-first century. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland Labrador Sea Nordic Seas Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Greenland Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 95 8 ES163 ES166 |
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A unique feature of the Atlantic Ocean is the presence of regions in the Labrador Sea and Nordic Seas where surface water can convect and sink to deep levels. This process of deep water formation and the related northward transport of warm surface water are components of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), which annually transports in excess of 1 PW of heat northward through the northern subtropics. Between 26°N and Greenland much of this heat flux enters the atmosphere where it is then transported eastward by the atmospheric circulation and is responsible for the mild U.K. and European climate. Coupled models suggest that one of the consequences of anthropogenic climate change will be a slowing of the AMOC and an alteration of the ocean's role in climate (e.g., Cheng et al. 2013). Observing, quantifying, and understanding the detailed mechanisms controlling AMOC variability, its present circulation, and past behaviors, and the extent to which changes in the AMOC are predictable all remain preeminent scientific challenges for the twenty-first century. |
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The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate |
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The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate |
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The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate |
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https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/520531/1/bams-d-13-00234.1.pdf Carton, James A.; Cunningham, Stuart A.; Frajka-Williams, Eleanor orcid:0000-0001-8773-7838 Kwon, Young-Oh; Marshall, David P.; Msadek, Rym. 2014 The Atlantic overturning circulation: more evidence of variability and links to climate. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 95 (8). ES163-ES166. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1 <https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00234.1> |
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