When Simplification Leads to Ambiguity: A Look at Two Ocean Metrics for the Subpolar North Atlantic

Abstract The AMOC FINGERPRINT and GYRE INDEX are two widely used metrics by the oceanographic community to assess whether northward ocean heat transport, and consequently temperature variability in the subpolar North Atlantic, is primarily governed by the Atlantic overturning circulation or the hori...

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Main Authors: Léon Chafik, M. Susan Lozier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112496
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