
Past, Present and Future Change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
- Dates:
- 12.07 - 15.07.2011
- Venue:
- At-Bristol Science and Discovery Centre, Bristol, UK
- Website:
- http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk
The meeting is a joint initiative between the US AMOC (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation) and UK RAPID (Rapid Climate Change) programmes, and will explore the scientific understanding of Atlantic variability on a range of time scales, with a main focus of the role of the AMOC.
Science themes
- What do we know about present and past changes in the AMOC on seasonal to millennial time scales?
- How does the AMOC influence ocean, atmosphere and terrestrial climate and ecosystems?
- How will the AMOC change over the next few decades and over the 21st century?
- Outlook and Challenges
Abstract deadline: 21 March 2011