Oceanic hindcast simulations at high resolution suggest that the Atlantic MOC is bistable

Oceanic hindcast simulations at high resolution suggest that the Atlantic MOC is bistable

All climate models predict a freshening of the North Atlantic at high latitude that may induce an abrupt change of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (hereafter AMOC) if it resides in the bistable regime, where both a strong and a weak state coexist. The latter remains uncertain as ther...

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Main Authors: Deshayes, J. (Author), Tréguier, A.-M (Author), Barnier, B. (Author), Lecointre, A. (Author), Sommer, J. Le (Author), Molines, J.-M (Author), Penduff, T. (Author), Bourdallé-Badie, R. (Author), Drillet, Y. (Author), Garric, G. (Author), Benshila, R. (Author), Madec, G. (Author), Biastoch, A. (Author), Böning, C.W (Author), Scheinert, M. (Author), Coward, A.C (Author), Hirschi, J.J.-M (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2013-06-28.
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