Ocean Science
Ocean Science
OS
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-285-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-285-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
Research article
 | 
15 Feb 2021
Research article |  | 15 Feb 2021

A 30-year reconstruction of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation shows no decline

Emma L. Worthington, Ben I. Moat, David A. Smeed, Jennifer V. Mecking, Robert Marsh, and Gerard D. McCarthy

Viewed

Total article views: 14,407 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
HTML PDF XML Total BibTeX EndNote
12,364 1,894 149 14,407 204 193
  • HTML: 12,364
  • PDF: 1,894
  • XML: 149
  • Total: 14,407
  • BibTeX: 204
  • EndNote: 193
Views and downloads (calculated since 14 Aug 2020)
Cumulative views and downloads (calculated since 14 Aug 2020)

Viewed (geographical distribution)

Total article views: 14,407 (including HTML, PDF, and XML) Thereof 13,345 with geography defined and 1,062 with unknown origin.
Country # Views %
  • 1
1
 
 
 
 
Latest update: 07 Nov 2025
Download
Short summary
The RAPID array has observed the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) since 2004, but the AMOC was directly calculated only five times from 1957–2004. Here we create a statistical regression model from RAPID data, relating AMOC changes to density changes within the different water masses at 26°  N, and apply it to historical hydrographic data. The resulting 1981–2016 record shows that the AMOC from 2008–2012 was its weakest since the mid-1980s, but it shows no overall decline.
Read more
Share