The evolution of the North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation since 1980

LC Jackson, A Biastoch, MW Buckley… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key component of the
climate through its transport of heat in the North Atlantic Ocean. Decadal changes in the …

Changing state of the climate system

SK Gulev, PW Thorne, J Ahn, FJ Dentener… - 2021 - centaur.reading.ac.uk
2 Chapter 2 assesses observed large-scale changes in climate system drivers, key climate
indicators and 3 principal modes of variability. Chapter 3 considers model performance and …

Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course

RM van Westen, M Kliphuis, HA Dijkstra - Science advances, 2024 - science.org
One of the most prominent climate tipping elements is the Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation (AMOC), which can potentially collapse because of the input of fresh water in the …

Reflecting on the science of climate tipping points to inform and assist policy making and address the risks they pose to society

TF Stocker, RG Jones, MI Hegglin, TM Lenton… - Surveys in …, 2024 - Springer
There is a diverging perception of climate tipping points, abrupt changes and surprises in
the scientific community and the public. While such dynamics have been observed in the …

Florida Current transport observations reveal four decades of steady state

DL Volkov, RH Smith, RF Garcia, DA Smeed… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The potential weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in
response to anthropogenic forcing, suggested by climate models, is at the forefront of …

Early warning signal for a tipping point suggested by a millennial Atlantic Multidecadal Variability reconstruction

SLL Michel, D Swingedouw, P Ortega… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Atlantic multidecadal variability is a coherent mode of natural climate variability occurring in
the North Atlantic Ocean, with strong impacts on human societies and ecosystems …

Robust weakening of the Gulf Stream during the past four decades observed in the Florida Straits

CG Piecuch, LM Beal - Geophysical Research Letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Gulf Stream is a vital limb of the North Atlantic circulation that influences
regional climate, sea level, and hurricane activity. Given the Gulf Stream's relevance to …

Can we trust projections of AMOC weakening based on climate models that cannot reproduce the past?

GD McCarthy, L Caesar - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a crucial element of the Earth's
climate system, is projected to weaken over the course of the twenty-first century which could …

AMOC recent and future trends: a crucial role for oceanic resolution and Greenland melting?

D Swingedouw, MN Houssais, C Herbaut… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a crucial element of the Earth
climate. It is a complex circulation system difficult to monitor and to model. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Exceptional freshening and cooling in the eastern subpolar North Atlantic caused by reduced Labrador Sea surface heat loss

AD Fox, P Handmann, C Schmidt, N Fraser… - Ocean …, 2022 - os.copernicus.org
Observations of the eastern subpolar North Atlantic in the 2010s show exceptional
freshening and cooling of the upper ocean, peaking in 2016 with the lowest salinities …