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New insights into the eastern subpolar North Atlantic meridional overturning circulation from OVIDE
University of Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), IUEM, Plouzané, 29280, France
Damien Desbruyères
University of Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), IUEM, Plouzané, 29280, France
Pascale Lherminier
University of Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), IUEM, Plouzané, 29280, France
Antón Velo
Departamento de Oceanografía, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), CSIC, Vigo, 36208, Spain
Lidia Carracedo
University of Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), IUEM, Plouzané, 29280, France
Marcos Fontela
Departamento de Oceanografía, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), CSIC, Vigo, 36208, Spain
Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
Fiz F. Pérez
Departamento de Oceanografía, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas (IIM), CSIC, Vigo, 36208, Spain
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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.
We study the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) measured between Greenland and...
