Climate-Relevant Ocean Transport Measurements in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans

Ocean circulation redistributes heat, freshwater, carbon, and nutrients all around the globe. Because of their importance in regulating climate, weather, extreme events, sea level, fisheries, and ecosystems, large-scale ocean currents should be monitored continuously. The Atlantic is unique as the o...

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Main Authors: Berx, Barbara, Volkov, Denis, Baehr, Johanna, Baringer, Molly O, Burmeister, Kristin, Cunningham, Stuart, De Jong, Marieke Femke, de Steur, Laura, Dong, Shenfu, Frajka-Williams, Eleanor, Goni, Gustavo J, Holliday, N. Penny, Hummels, Rebecca, Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær, Jochumsen, Kerstin, Johns, William, Jónsson, Steingrímur, Kieke, Dagmar, Krishfield, Richard, Lankhorst, Matthias, Larsen, Karin Margetha H, Le Bras, Isabela, Lee, Craig M, Li, Feili, Macrander, Andreas, McCarthy, Gerard, Moat, Ben I, Moritz, Martin, Perez, Renellys C, Polyakov, Igor, Proshutinsky, Andrey, Rabe, Berit, Rhein, Monika, Schmid, Claudia, Skagseth, Øystein, Smeed, David A, Timmermans, Mary-Louise, von Appen, Wilken-Jon, Williams, Bill, Woodgate, Rebecca, Yashayaev, Igor, Brandt, Peter, Lozier, Susan, Mertens, Christian, Karstensen, Johannes
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Summary:Ocean circulation redistributes heat, freshwater, carbon, and nutrients all around the globe. Because of their importance in regulating climate, weather, extreme events, sea level, fisheries, and ecosystems, large-scale ocean currents should be monitored continuously. The Atlantic is unique as the only ocean basin where heat is, on average, transported northward in both hemispheres as part of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). The largely unrestricted connection with the Arctic and Southern Oceans allows ocean currents to exchange heat, freshwater, and other properties with polar latitudes.