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Modes of Climate Variability in the Atlantic Sector. The figure on the right shows the path and strength of winter storms depending on the sign of the NAO; the location of tropical rainfal (determined by the ITCZ); and the transport of the ocean currents (MOC). Blue arrows:cold, deep currents; red arrows:warm surface currents (source: M. Visbeck, 2002; Science 297, 2223-2224)


News and Highlights

new Climate driving of marine ecosystem changes.... Training for young marine scientists, Brest FRANCE, 21-24 April 2008

new The US Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circlation Plan is available. Please check the Announcement of Opportunities

Monitoring system for heat and mass transports in the South Atlantic as a component of the MOC, workshop report now available

New Webpage on Atlantic Ocean Carbon Synthesis


last updated 4 February, 2008 by Roberta Boscolo