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Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1195-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1195-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
Research article
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20 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 20 Apr 2026

Nordic overturning increases as AMOC weakens in response to global warming

Sasha Roewer, Lukas Fiedler, Marius Årthun, Willem Huiskamp, and Stefan Rahmstorf

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Short summary
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is weakening in response to global warming, while the Nordic Seas Overturning Circulation (NOC) is projected to strengthen. We suggest a feedback mechanism in which a weakened AMOC leads to reduced salt transport into the North Atlantic, decreasing the density in that region and potentially strengthening the NOC.
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