An outsized role for the Labrador Sea in the multidecadal variability of the Atlantic overturning circulation
Author(s) -
Stephen Yeager,
Fred Castruccio,
Ping Chang,
Gökhan Danabasoglu,
Elizabeth Maroon,
Justin Small,
Hong Wang,
Lixin Wu,
Shaoqing Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
science advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.928
H-Index - 146
ISSN - 2375-2548
DOI - 10.1126/sciadv.abh3592
Subject(s) - ocean gyre , shutdown of thermohaline circulation , oceanography , climatology , thermohaline circulation , atlantic multidecadal oscillation , geology , north atlantic deep water , context (archaeology) , ocean current , atlantic equatorial mode , subtropics , fishery , paleontology , biology
Labrador Sea forcing can dominate multidecadal AMOC variability even while contributing minimally to mean circulation strength.
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