Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Likely weakening of the Florida Current during the past century revealed by sea-level observations

  • Christopher G. Piecuch

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17761-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Understanding trends in ocean circulation and dynamics is hampered by a lack of long-term records. Here the author uses probabilistic reanalysis of available data to show that transport by the Florida Current has declined over the past 110 years, indicating a slowdown of Atlantic Ocean circulation.