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Title: Should AMOC observations continue: how and why?
The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a large-scale circulation pattern responsible for northward heat transport in the Atlantic and is associated with climate variations on a wide range of time scales. Observing the time-varying AMOC has fundamentally changed our understanding of the large-scale ocean circulation and its interaction with the climate system, as well as identified shortcomings in numerical simulations. With a wide range of gains already achieved, some now ask whether AMOC observations should continue. A measured approach is required for a future observing system that addresses identified gaps in understanding, accounts for shortcomings in observing methods and maximizes the potential to guide improvements in ocean and climate models. Here, we outline a perspective on future AMOC observing and steps that the community should consider to move forward. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue ‘Atlantic overturning: new observations and challenges’.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2047952
PAR ID:
10495345
Author(s) / Creator(s):
; ;
Publisher / Repository:
Royal Society Publishing
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume:
381
Issue:
2262
ISSN:
1364-503X
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
AMOC, overturning, ocean observations
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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