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PMEL Publications Abstract

FY 2023

Interactions between the Arctic Mediterranean and the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: A review

Weijer, W., T.W.N. Haine, A.H. Siddiqui, W. Cheng, M. Veneziani, and P. Kurtakoti

Oceanography, 35(3–4), 118–127, doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2022.130, View open access article online at Oceanography (external link) (2022)

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a significant role in the global climate system, and its behavior in a warming climate is a matter of significant concern. The AMOC is thought to be driven largely by ocean heat loss in the subpolar North Atlantic Ocean, but recent research increasingly emphasizes the importance of the Arctic Mediterranean for the AMOC. In turn, the AMOC may influence the Arctic heat budget through its impact on poleward heat transport. Hence, understanding the processes that link the AMOC and the Arctic is critical for our ability to project how both may evolve in a warming climate. In this paper we review some of the recent research that is shaping our thinking about the AMOC and its two-way interactions with the Arctic.

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