Observing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation yields a decade of inevitable surprises
The importance of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) heat transport for climate is well acknowledged. Climate models predict that the AMOC will slow down under global warming, with substantial impacts, but measurements of ocean circulation have been inadequate to evaluate these p...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2015-06-19.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | Get fulltext Get fulltext |