Articles | Volume 22, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1353-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-22-1353-2026
Research article
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27 Apr 2026
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2026

Dynamic and steric sea-level changes due to a collapsing AMOC in the Community Earth System Model

René M. van Westen, Caroline A. Katsman, and Dewi Le Bars

Data sets

AMOC-induced dynamic sea-level changes in the CESM R. van Westen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18510016

Model code and software

AMOC-induced dynamic sea-level changes in the CESM R. van Westen et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18510016

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Short summary
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) modulates the global climate and dynamic sea level. A transition of the AMOC to a much weaker state would cause a redistribution of dynamic sea level across the global ocean surface. Here, we analyse climate model simulations to investigate dynamic sea-level changes associated with a collapsing AMOC. Under an AMOC collapse, the dynamic sea level rises substantially in the North Atlantic Ocean.
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