Table 1 Coefficients of determination (r2) and slope and intercept of the linear fit for AMOC anomalies and air-sea heat flux anomalies in the climate models
From: Atlantic overturning inferred from air-sea heat fluxes indicates no decline since the 1960s
Latitude (°N) | Annual averages (1850–2016) | Decadal averages (1850s to 2010s) | 1850–2016 averages | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r2 | slope (10−21 Sv J−1) | intercept (Sv) | r2 | slope (10−21 Sv J−1) | intercept (Sv) | r2 | slope (10−21 Sv J−1) | intercept (Sv) | |
26.5 | 0.22 | −0.30 | 0.28 | 0.74 | −0.67 | 0.23 | 0.95 | −0.70 | 0.23 |
30.0 | 0.20 | −0.30 | 0.30 | 0.73 | −0.70 | 0.25 | 0.93 | −0.70 | 0.25 |
35.0 | 0.18 | −0.33 | 0.30 | 0.72 | −0.83 | 0.24 | 0.92 | −0.83 | 0.25 |
40.0 | 0.15 | −0.32 | 0.28 | 0.71 | −0.96 | 0.25 | 0.90 | −0.96 | 0.27 |
45.0 | 0.08 | −0.25 | 0.18 | 0.70 | −0.95 | 0.15 | 0.92 | −0.91 | 0.18 |
50.0 | 0.04 | −0.16 | 0.15 | 0.63 | −0.76 | 0.13 | 0.86 | −0.69 | 0.15 |
55.0 | 0.02 | −0.15 | 0.10 | 0.39 | −0.84 | 0.10 | 0.66 | −0.82 | 0.12 |
