Irminger Sea Is the Center of Action for Subpolar AMOC Variability

• Published in: Geophysical Research Letters
• Main Authors: Chafik, L., Holliday, N. P., Bacon, S., Rossby, T.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@URI 2022
• Subjects: AMOC; OSNAP; Irminger Sea; Labrador Sea; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/gsofacpubs/2233; https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099133

Significant societally important climate impacts can be caused by changes in the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at higher latitudes. Focusing on variability and long-term change of the subpolar North Atlantic (SPNA)—a key AMOC action center—and using eastern OSNAP...