The AMOC or Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a large-scale circulation pattern in the ocean. It is responsible for northward transport of heat equivalent to 1 million power plants.
Fluctuations in the AMOC are responsible for changing the distribution of heat, carbon and other properties within the ocean, with knock-on effects for atmospheric circulation and climate.
How do scientists know how the ocean and climate has varied in the distant past when observations only go back 70 years or so? The answer is in the mud at the bottom of the ocean.
Expedition MSM121 carried out important work at the Flemish Cap in the NW Atlantic in Sept-Oct 2023. Check out our expedition blog from the team on board RV Maria S. Merian
Recovering EPOC sensors from the subtropical North Atlantic Preparations are underway for the next RAPID programme research cruise (DY174) at the North Atlantic’s eastern boundary, just south of the Canary Islands. Next week (28 March 2024), the team will depart Santa Cruz
The first EPOC newsletter is out! Reflecting on progress over the past 12 months, this first edition of the biannual EPOC newsletter focuses on our recent AMOC observational activities, as well as a round up of recent meetings and workshops. Happy reading!
Atlantic overturning: new observations and challenges 23 October 2023 A new collection of scientific papers summarising the latest knowledge on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) are published online today (23 October 2023). The papers follow as a result of a scientific
Sailing on the German research vessel RV Maria S. Merian, the team left Nuuk, Greenland and is heading south to the Flemish Cap to deploy new moorings and pressure sensors…
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