Coherent deglacial changes in western Atlantic Ocean circulation

Hong Chin Ng; Laura F. Robinson; Jerry F. McManus; Kais J. Mohamed; Allison W. Jacobel; Ruza F. Ivanovic; Lauren J. Gregoire; Tianyu Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-05312-3

Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Coherent deglacial changes in western Atlantic Ocean circulation

Hong Chin Ng,
Laura F. Robinson,
Jerry F. McManus,
Kais J. Mohamed,
Allison W. Jacobel,
Ruza F. Ivanovic,
Lauren J. Gregoire,
Tianyu Chen

Affiliations

Hong Chin Ng: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Laura F. Robinson: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol
Jerry F. McManus: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Kais J. Mohamed: Department of Marine Geosciences, University of Vigo
Allison W. Jacobel: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University and the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
Ruza F. Ivanovic: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Lauren J. Gregoire: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Tianyu Chen: School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05312-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The exact timing and magnitude of past changes in Atlantic Ocean circulation, and its relation to abrupt climate changes remains elusive. Here, the authors show a spatially coherent picture of western Atlantic circulation changes, which reveals a two-step AMOC slowdown at the beginning of the deglacial period.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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