Anomalously weak Labrador Sea convection and Atlantic overturning during the past 150 years

• Main Authors: Thornalley, David J R, Oppo, Delia W, Ortega, Pablo, Robson, Jon I, Brierley, Chris M, Davis, Renee, Hall, Ian R, Moffa-Sanchez, Paola, Rose, Neil L, Spooner, Peter T, Yashayaev, Igor M, Keigwin, Lloyd D
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2019
• Subjects: Atlantic meridional overturning circulation; ATLAS; A Trans-Atlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe; deep water formation; sortable silt; subsurface ocean temperatures; Greenland; Ice Sheet; Labrador Sea; Nordic Seas; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.902495; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.902495

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a system of ocean currents that has an essential role in Earth's climate, redistributing heat and influencing the carbon cycle. The AMOC has been shown to be weakening in recent years1; this decline may reflect decadal-scale variability...