The Meridional Overturning Circulation significantly enhances the strength and heat transport of the Gulf Stream.
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) plays a primary role in driving northward oceanic heat transport and is closely linked to the strength and dynamics of the Gulf Stream system.
Evidence for · 3
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in High‐Resolution Models
2020 · cited by 123
Paper 0 notes that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation dominates northward heat transport in the Atlantic, shaping the North Atlantic region.
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Extracting the Buoyancy-Driven Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
2020 · cited by 27
Paper 4 shows that a stronger AMOC is associated with the strengthening of gyre circulations, the Gulf Stream, and northward oceanic heat transport.
Towards two decades of Atlantic Ocean mass and heat transports at 26.5° N.
2023 · cited by 6
Paper 5 reports that approximately 90% of total meridional heat transport at 26.5° N is carried by the zonally averaged overturning circulation.