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
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…
All things AMOC: Scientists gather in Hamburg for a week of reflection, discussion and planning The Institute of Oceanography at Universität Hamburg was the focus of all things AMOC during the week of 18-21 July 2023, as ocean observers and modellers gathered
Two new sensors have been deployed at 26°N in the Atlantic to measure ocean bottom pressure. Ocean pressure has been measured for decades, but typically suffers from ‘drift’ in the measurement – meaning that the measured value becomes more inaccurate over time.
A new monthly webinar series, focused on advances in AMOC science, kicks off in March 2023. Featuring AMOC researchers from around the globe, the series builds towards the CLIVAR workshop on ‘Meeting AMOC Observation Needs in a Changing Climate‘, which takes place
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