Likely accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation emerges in optimal salinity fingerprint

Chenyu Zhu; Zhengyu Liu; Shaoqing Zhang; Lixin Wu

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36288-4

Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Likely accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation emerges in optimal salinity fingerprint

Chenyu Zhu,
Zhengyu Liu,
Shaoqing Zhang,
Lixin Wu

Affiliations

Chenyu Zhu: Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China
Zhengyu Liu: Atmospheric Science Program, Department of Geography, Ohio State University
Shaoqing Zhang: Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China
Lixin Wu: Frontier Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System (FDOMES) and Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36288-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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An optimal salinity fingerprint is proposed to detect the long-term Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) response to anthropogenic forcing. A real-word application suggests a likely accelerated weakening of the AMOC in recent decades.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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