Variability of the Meridional Overturning Circulation observed since 1993 across the A25-OVIDE section in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre, and its impact.

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Variability of the Meridional Overturning Circulation observed since 1993 across the A25-OVIDE section in the North Atlantic subpolar gyre, and its impact on the physical pump of the anthropogenic CO2 P. Lherminier ; H. Mercier ; N. Daniault ; FF. Perez ; P. Zunino ; MI. García-Ibáñez ; A. Sarafanov F. Gaillard ; P. Morin ; AF. Rios ; D. Desbruyères ; A. Falina ; B. Ferron ; T. Huck ; V. Thierry Laboratoire de Physique des Océans, UMR6523, Plouzané, France Instituto Investigaciones Marinas (CSIC ), Departamento de oceanografia, VIGO, Spain; P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow, Russia;

Observing the ocean Combining satellite altimetry and ARGO data, we built an index of the Meridional Overturning Circulation in the north-east Atlantic since 1993 This index was validated by in-situ independent estimates from biennial OVIDE oceanographic cruises since 2002

Meridional Overturning Circulation Mercier et al., 2015

Variability of the MOC A strong decadal variability is observed, confirmed by the latest observations Models give clues on the underlying mechanisms (Visbeck et al., 2003; Barrier et al., 2014…) The intensity of the MOC is essential not only for the heat transport to the Arctic, but also for the storage of anthropogenic CO2 in the North Atlantic, that accounts for 25% of the total storage in the ocean.

CO2 storage in the North Atlantic The concentration of anthropogenic carbon increases in the whole subpolar gyre Its storage is modulated by the intensity of the MOC that brings the Cant-rich subtropical water to the areas of deep-water formation (Perez et al., 2013) An index was built to evaluate the impact of the MOC on the CO2 physical pump in models (Zunino et al., 2014)

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