Weakening of the AMOC and strengthening of Labrador Sea deep convection in response to external freshwater forcing

Wei, Xinyue; Zhang, Rong

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-54756-3

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Weakening of the AMOC and strengthening of Labrador Sea deep convection in response to external freshwater forcing

2024
By Wei, Xinyue ; Zhang, Rong

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Journal Title:

Nature Communications
Personal Author:

Wei, Xinyue ; Zhang, Rong
NOAA Program & Office:

OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GFDL (Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) ; CIMES (Cooperative Institute for Modeling the Earth System)
Description:

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a key player in climate. Here, we employ an ensemble of water hosing experiments to examine mechanisms of AMOC weakening and its subsequent impact on the Labrador Sea open-ocean deep convection.
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Nature Communications, 15(1)
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54756-3
ISSN:

2041-1723
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Publisher:

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

Grant no. NA18OAR4320123
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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CC BY
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