AMOC

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed Transport and Variability
An overview of the status of the AMOC observing system as of 2019, including arrays in the North and South Atlantic, methodology summary and prognosis for the future.
Eleanor Frajka-Williams , and others
June 2019 Frontiers in Mar. Sci.
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Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Observed Transport and Variability
Loop Current variability as trigger of coherent Gulf Stream transport anomalies
Joel J.-M. Hirschi , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Adam T. Blaker , Bablu Sinha , P. Hyder , Andrew Coward , others
January 2019 J. Phys. Ocean.
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Loop Current variability as trigger of coherent Gulf Stream transport anomalies
Structure and variability of the Antilles Current at 26.5°N
Chris S. Meinen , William E. Johns , Ben I. Moat , Ryan H. Smith , Elizabeth M. Johns , Darren Rayner , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Rigoberto F. Garcia , Silvia L. Garzoli
January 2019 J. Geophys. Res.
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Structure and variability of the Antilles Current at 26.5°N
Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves
Changes in the sea-level annual cycle (SLAC) can have profound impacts on coastal areas, including increased flooding risk and …
Francisco M. Calafat , Thomas Wahl , Fredrik Lindsten , Joanne Williams , Eleanor Frajka-Williams
December 2018 Nature Comm.
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Coherent modulation of the sea-level annual cycle in the United States by Atlantic Rossby waves
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) array at 26°N from 2004 to 2018 (v2018.2)
RAPID 26°N array volume transport measurements and temperature/salinity profiles, from 2004 - 2018 (v2018.2).
Ben Moat , FrajkaWilliams-Eleanor , David Smeed , D. Rayner , A. Sanchez-Franks , W. E. Johns , M. O. Baringer , D. Volkov
22 Sep 2018 data
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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) array at 26°N from 2004 to 2018
RAPID 26°N array volume transport measurements and temperature/salinity profiles, from 2004 - 2018.
David Smeed , Ben Moat , D. Rayner , W. E. Johns , M. O. Baringer , D. Volkov , FrajkaWilliams-Eleanor
22 Aug 2018 data
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Fast response of deep ocean circulation to mid-latitude winds in the Atlantic
In situ observations of transbasin deep ocean transports at 26◦N show variability on monthly to decadal timescales (2004–2015). …
Eleanor Frajka-Williams , F. Landerer , T. Lee
April 2018 Geophys. Res. Lett. (rejected)
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Fast response of deep ocean circulation to mid-latitude winds in the Atlantic
The North Atlantic Ocean is in a state of reduced overturning
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is responsible for a variable and climatically important northward transport of …
David A. Smeed , Simon A. Josey , William E. Johns , Ben I. Moat , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Darren Rayner , Chris S. Meinen , Molly O. Baringer , Harry L. Bryden , Gerard D. McCarthy
January 2018 Geophys. Res. Lett.
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The North Atlantic Ocean is in a state of reduced overturning
Coherent circulation changes in the Deep North Atlantic from 16°N and 26°N transport arrays
The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) has been measured by boundary arrays in the Atlantic since 2000. Over the past decade of …
Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Matthias Lankhorst , J. Koelling , Uwe Send
January 2018 J. Geophys. Res.
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Coherent circulation changes in the Deep North Atlantic from 16°N and 26°N transport arrays
The Accuracy of Estimates of the Overturning Circulation from Basin Wide Mooring Arrays
Previous modeling and observational studies have established that it is possible to accurately monitor the Atlantic Meridional …
Bablu Sinha , David A. Smeed , Gerard D. McCarthy , Ben I. Moat , Simon A. Josey , Joel J.-M. Hirschi , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Adam T. Blaker , G. Madec
January 2018 Prog. Oceangr.
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The Accuracy of Estimates of the Overturning Circulation from Basin Wide Mooring Arrays