Open AccessAgulhas Current leakage could stabilize Atlantic overturning circulation
Author(s) -
Schultz Colin
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo200009
Subject(s) - climatology , storm , circulation (fluid dynamics) , shutdown of thermohaline circulation , precipitation , climate change , environmental science , current (fluid) , thermohaline circulation , oceanography , geology , north atlantic deep water , geography , meteorology , engineering , aerospace engineering
A major focus of concern for the coming century is understanding how the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) will respond to the changing temperatures and wind patterns brought on by global climate change. Because AMOC plays an important role in transporting heat to northern latitudes and modulating storm tracks, temperatures, and precipitation patterns in the surrounding continents, changes in its strength will have far‐reaching consequences.