Observations show that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is slowing down, and this is predicted to continue in response to climate change. This isn’t the only change expected; tracing ocean circulation within a climate model now shows that the locations where water sinks to the deep ocean to feed the AMOC will also shift in the future.
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Tamsitt, V. Moving windows to the deep ocean. Nature Clim Change 8, 941–942 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-018-0324-5
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