A sea change in our view of overturning in the sub polar North Atlantic
- Submitting institution
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University of the Highlands and Islands
- Unit of assessment
- 7 - Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
- Output identifier
- 3524143
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1126/science.aau6592
- Title of journal
- Science
- Article number
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- First page
- 516
- Volume
- 363
- Issue
- 6426
- ISSN
- 0036-8075
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- February
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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36
- Research group(s)
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- Citation count
- 100
- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- Atlantic ocean circulation plays a critical role in Earth’s climate, profoundly influencing Northern hemisphere climate. A fundamental prediction of the changing 21C climate is a slowing of this circulation. However, observational evidence for the mechanisms controlling this were lacking. The international research community represented by over 20 Research Institutes and Universities from about 10 countries began planning in 2010 to fund and designed observations to provide this evidence. This paper reports our first results. The programme represents a total investment over the first five years of $50 million. We are planning for the observations to be sustained for a decade.
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
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- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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