Chaotic variability of the meridional overturning circulation on subannual to interannual timescales

Observations and numerical simulations have shown that the meridional overturning circulation (MOC) exhibits substantial variability on sub- to interannual timescales. This variability is not fully understood. In particular it is not known what fraction of the MOC variability is caused by processes...

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Main Authors: J. J.-M. Hirschi, A. T. Blaker, B. Sinha, A. Coward, B. de Cuevas, S. Alderson, G. Madec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/9/805/2013/os-9-805-2013.pdf