Articles | Volume 20, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-779-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-20-779-2024
Review article
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14 Jun 2024
Review article |  | 14 Jun 2024

New insights into the eastern subpolar North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation from OVIDE

Herlé Mercier, Damien Desbruyères, Pascale Lherminier, Antón Velo, Lidia Carracedo, Marcos Fontela, and Fiz F. Pérez

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-388', Anonymous Referee #1, 23 Feb 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-388', Anonymous Referee #2, 11 Mar 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Herle Mercier on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
EF by Lorena Grabowski (10 Apr 2024)  Supplement 
ED: Publish as is (23 Apr 2024) by Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller
AR by Herle Mercier on behalf of the Authors (25 Apr 2024)  Author's response 
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Short summary
We study the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) measured between Greenland and Portugal between 1993–2021. We identify changes in AMOC limb volume and velocity as two major drivers of AMOC variability at subpolar latitudes. Volume variations dominate on the seasonal timescale, while velocity variations are more important on the decadal timescale. This decomposition proves useful for understanding the origin of the differences between AMOC time series from different analyses.