AMOC

Drivers of exceptionally cold North Atlantic Ocean temperatures and their link to the 2015 European heat wave
The North Atlantic and Europe experienced two extreme climate events in 2015: exceptionally cold ocean surface temperatures and a …
Aurelie D. Duchez , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Simon A. Josey , D. Gwyn Evans , Jeremy P. Grist , R. Marsh , Gerard D. McCarthy , Bablu Sinha , David I. Berry , Joel J.-M. Hirschi
July 2016 Env. Res. Lett.
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Drivers of exceptionally cold North Atlantic Ocean temperatures and their link to the 2015 European heat wave
Major Variations in Sub-Tropical North Atlantic Heat Transport at Short (5 day) Timescales and their Causes
Variability in the North Atlantic ocean heat transport at 26.5°N on short (5 day) timescales is identified and contrasted with …
Ben I. Moat , Simon A. Josey , Bablu Sinha , Adam T. Blaker , David A. Smeed , Gerard D. McCarthy , William E. Johns , Joël J.-M. Hirschi , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Darren Rayner , Aurelie D. Duchez , Andrew Coward
April 2016 J. Geophys. Res.
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Major Variations in Sub-Tropical North Atlantic Heat Transport at Short (5 day) Timescales and their Causes
Compensation between meridional flow components of the Atlantic MOC at 26°N
From ten years of observations of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (MOC) at 26° N (2004–2014), we revisit the question …
Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Chris S. Meinen , William E. Johns , David A. Smeed , Aurelie D. Duchez , Adam J. Lawrence , David A. Cuthbertson , Harry L. Bryden , Gerard D. McCarthy , Molly O. Baringer , Darren Rayner , Ben I. Moat
April 2016 Oc. Sci.
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Compensation between meridional flow components of the Atlantic MOC at 26°N
Estimating the Atlantic MOC at 26°N using satellite altimetry and cable measurements
A statistical relationship between satellite sea surface height (SSH) and observed transports at 26°N is used to build a proxy for the AMOC transport since 1992. The method relies on a strong relationship between (1) the interannual variability of spatially-smoothed SSH at the western boundary of the Atlantic and (2) the RAPID 26°N estimate of upper mid-ocean transport (UMO, top ~1100m) across the Atlantic. Explained variance is very high, but the method assumes stationarity in the relationship between SSH and UMO, which would likely be violated on longer timescales associated with e.g., deep watermass change.
Eleanor Frajka-Williams
April 2015 Geophys. Res. Lett.
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Estimating the Atlantic MOC at 26°N using satellite altimetry and cable measurements
Measuring the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26°N
Methodology and error analysis for the RAPID 26°N estimates of the AMOC transport.
Gerard D. McCarthy , David A. Smeed , Williams E. Johns , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Ben I. Moat , Darren Rayner , Molly O. Baringer , Chris S. Meinen , Harry L. Bryden
January 2015 Prog. Oceangr.
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Measuring the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26°N
Vertical structure of eddies and Rossby waves and their effect on the Atlantic MOC at 26.5°N
The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) at inline image in the Atlantic has a standard deviation of 4.9 Sv and contains large …
Louis Clément , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Zoltan B. Szuts , Stuart A. Cunningham
September 2014 J. Geophys. Res.
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Vertical structure of eddies and Rossby waves and their effect on the Atlantic MOC at 26.5°N
A new index for the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) has received considerable attention, motivated by its major role in the global …
Aurelie D. Duchez , Stuart A. Cunningham , Joel J.-M. Hirschi , Adam T. Blaker , Harry L. Bryden , C. Atkinson , Gerard D. McCarthy , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Darren Rayner , David A. Smeed
September 2014 J. Clim
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A new index for the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation
The Atlantic overturning circulation: More evidence of variability and links to climate
A unique feature of the Atlantic Ocean is the presence of regions in the Labrador Sea and Nordic Seas where surface water can convect …
James Carton , Stuart A. Cunningham , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Y. O. Kwon , David P. Marshall , Rym Msadek
August 2014 Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.
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The Atlantic overturning circulation: More evidence of variability and links to climate
The effect of eddies and Rossby waves on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5◦N and their decay at the western boundary.
The meridional overturning circulation (MOC) at 26.5◦N in the Atlantic has a standard devia- tion of 4.9 Sv and contains large …
Louis Clement
July 2014 University of Southampton, Ocean and Earth Science PhD Theses
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The effect of eddies and Rossby waves on the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation at 26.5◦N and their decay at the western boundary.
Seasonal to interannual variability in density around the Canary Islands and their influence on the AMOC at 26°N
The meridional interior flow obtained from the RAPID array is determined by horizontal density fluctuations at the eastern and western …
Aurelie D. Duchez , Eleanor Frajka-Williams , Natalia Castro , Joel J.-M. Hirschi , Andrew Coward
February 2014 J. Geophys. Res.
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Seasonal to interannual variability in density around the Canary Islands and their influence on the AMOC at 26°N