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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC)

Entry ID: MOC

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Summary

Abstract: On December 1st, 2005, Prof. Bryden and his team reported in Nature (Bryden et
al., 2005. Slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 25N.
Nature 438,
655-657:http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7068/edsumm/e051201-11.html
) that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC) seems to have
weakened by about 30% in the last decade or so.

The team analyzed ...

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Description: RAPID: Rapid climate change project

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Description: Related information on the Atlantic conveyor

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 25.0

S: 25.0

E: -10.0

W: -75.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Bryden, H., H. Longworth, S. Cunningham

Dataset Title: Slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 25N.

Dataset Release Date: 1 December 2005

Dataset Publisher: Nature

Issue Identification: 438, pp. 655-657

Online Resource: http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/rapid/sis/moc_monitor.php

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1957-01-01

Stop Date: 2004-12-31

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > OCEAN MIXED LAYER

OCEANS > OCEAN CIRCULATION > THERMOHALINE CIRCULATION

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

Platform

BUOYS

SHIPS

Instrument

CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth

Project

RAPID > RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE

Access Constraints Currently access to data restricted to RAPID investigators. Graphs and tables
are available.

Ancillary Keywords

rapid climate change

abrupt climate change

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

SOC

Data Center

Raid Climate Change, Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton

Data Center URL: http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/rapid/rapid.php

Data Center Personnel
Name: VALBORG BLYFELD Phone: +44 (0) 23 8059 6405 Fax: +44 (0) 23 8059 6400 Email: valborg at noc.soton.ac.uk Contact Address: James Rennell Division for Ocean Circulation and Climate Room 254/30 Southampton Oceanography Centre (SOC) Empress Dock City: Southampton Postal Code: SO14 3ZH Country: United Kingdom

Personnel

HARRY BRYDEN

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

National Oceanography Centre

University of Southampton

Waterfront Campus

European Way

City: Southampton

Postal Code: SO14 3ZH

Country: United Kingdom

HANNAH LONGWORTH

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

National Oceanography Centre

University of Southampton

Waterfront Campus

European Way

City: Southampton

Postal Code: SO14 3ZH

Country: United Kingdom

STUART CUNNINGHAM

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Contact Address:

National Oceanography Centre

University of Southampton

Waterfront Campus

European Way

City: Southampton

Postal Code: SO14 3ZH

Country: United Kingdom

Publications/References

Bryden et al., 2005. Slowing of the Atlantic meridional overturning
circulation at 25°N. Nature 438, 655-657.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-12-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-12-22

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