Likely accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation emerges in optimal salinity fingerprint

An optimal salinity fingerprint is proposed to detect the long-term Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) response to anthropogenic forcing. A real-word application suggests a likely accelerated weakening of the AMOC in recent decades.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chenyu Zhu, Zhengyu Liu, Shaoqing Zhang, Lixin Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36288-4