Observations, inferences, and mechanisms of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review

MW Buckley, J Marshall - Reviews of Geophysics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This is a review about the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), its mean
structure, temporal variability, controlling mechanisms, and role in the coupled climate …

The relationship between US East Coast sea level and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation: A review

CM Little, A Hu, CW Hughes… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific and societal interest in the relationship between the Atlantic Meridional
Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and US East Coast sea level has intensified over the past …

The North Atlantic Ocean is in a state of reduced overturning

DA Smeed, SA Josey, C Beaulieu… - Geophysical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is responsible for a
variable and climatically important northward transport of heat. Using data from an array of …

Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012

DA Smeed, GD McCarthy, SA Cunningham… - Ocean …, 2014 - os.copernicus.org
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) has been observed continuously at
26° N since April 2004. The AMOC and its component parts are monitored by combining a …

Pending recovery in the strength of the meridional overturning circulation at 26 N

BI Moat, DA Smeed, E Frajka-Williams… - Ocean …, 2020 - os.copernicus.org
The strength of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) at 26∘ N has now
been continuously measured by the RAPID array over the period April 2004–September …

Further intensification of deep convection in the Labrador Sea in 2016

I Yashayaev, JW Loder - Geophysical Research Letters, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There has been a progressive deepening of winter convection in the Labrador Sea since
2012, with the individual profile maximum depth exceeding 1800 m since 2014 and …

Wind‐forced interannual variability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 26.5 N

J Zhao, W Johns - Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The observed Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at 26.5° N shows
interannual variability consisting of an increase from early 2004 to late 2005 and a following …

Advection of N orth A tlantic D eep W ater from the L abrador S ea to the southern hemisphere

M Rhein, D Kieke, R Steinfeldt - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Recently formed Labrador Seawater (LSW) and overflow water from Denmark Strait
(DSOW) are main components of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Both …

The redistribution of anthropogenic excess heat is a key driver of warming in the North Atlantic

MJ Messias, H Mercier - Communications Earth & Environment, 2022 - nature.com
Understanding ocean excess heat uptake is crucial for assessing climate warming, yet
uncertainties remain about its history and redistribution. Here, we reconstruct ocean heat …

Interannual to decadal changes in the western boundary circulation in the Atlantic at 11 S

R Hummels, P Brandt, M Dengler… - Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The western boundary current system off Brazil is a key region for diagnosing variations of
the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and the southern subtropical cell. In …