Caínzos, V., Hernández-Guerra, A., McCarthy, Gerard, McDonagh, E.L., Cubas Armas, M. and Perez-Hernandez, M.D. (2022) Thirty Years of GOSHIP and WOCE Data: Atlantic Overturning of Mass, Heat, and Freshwater Transport. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (e2021G). ISSN 0094-8276
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Abstract
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a vital role in global climate,
redistributing heat, and freshwater. It is predicted to decline due to anthropogenic climate change, with major
implications for global climate. Accurately assessing AMOC strength with in situ observations has inspired
a number of dedicated observing systems in the Atlantic since the 2000s. However, no consensus has been
reached on whether the slowdown of the AMOC and its associated heat and freshwater transports is occurring.
These dedicated systems are too recent to detect long-term trends. We have analyzed hydrographic data from
zonal sections across the Atlantic for 30 years that predate and overlap the era of AMOC observations. Our
results show no changes in the AMOC for all sections analyzed over the whole Atlantic for the last 30 years. We
also find an increased export of freshwater from the South Atlantic associated with an increase in upper salinity.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Thirty Years; GOSHIP; WOCE; Data; Atlantic Overturning; Mass; Heat; Freshwater Transport; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Institutes > Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units, ICARUS |
Item ID: | 15559 |
Identification Number: | 10.1029/2021GL096527 |
Depositing User: | Gerard McCarthy |
Date Deposited: | 23 Feb 2022 10:23 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Geophysical Research Letters |
Publisher: | American Geophysical Union |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/15559 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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