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February 6, 2023: Ocean Circulation and Climate Dynamics Colloquium
Prof. Dr. Eleanor Frajka-Williams Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg: "Observing the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: Transports, processes and questions"
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When? Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11 am
Where? Lecture Hall, Düsternbrooker Weg 20 & ZOOM meeting room
https://geomar-de.zoom.us/j/88600210918?pwd=VkllbmlReFdNN1FLK0Z5eFdlbFdRUT09
Meeting ID: 886 0021 0918
Code: 030466
Abstract:
Over the past 2 decades, the AMOC has been continuously observed by first one, and then multiple moored arrays. From these arrays we have gained a wealth of understanding about the large-scale Atlantic circulation, dominant processes and—to some extent—timescales of variability. I’ll give a brief overview of the observations to date, what we’ve learned, and the questions still open regarding methods of measuring transports, sources of variability, meridional connectivity, key processes. I’ll also outline a few opportunities to answer a subset of these questions.
