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Insight into overturning circulation measurements from southern Atlantic

JoAnna Wendel

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Abstract

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a major component of global ocean circulation and thus has a profound effect on global climate. The AMOC transports warm, salty water from tropical regions northward on the surface and cool, fresher water southward as deep water. Although much effort has concentrated on examining AMOC dynamics in the easily accessible north, few studies have ventured south.

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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a major component of global ocean circulation and thus has a profound effect on global climate. The AMOC transports warm, salty water from tropical regions northward on the surface and cool, fresher water southward as deep water. Although much effort has concentrated on examining AMOC dynamics in the easily accessible north, few studies have ventured south.

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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is a major component of global ocean circulation and thus has a profound effect on global climate. The AMOC transports warm, salty water from tropical regions northward on the surface and cool, fresher water southward as deep water. Although much effort has concentrated on examining AMOC dynamics in the easily accessible north, few studies have ventured south.

Key concepts: Shutdown of thermohaline circulation, Thermohaline circulation, Climatology, Circulation (fluid dynamics), Oceanography, North Atlantic Deep Water, Ocean current, Geology

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