Extended Data Fig. 9: Connecting the slowdown of the subtropical meridional overturning circulation to Antarctic sea ice loss.
From: Tropical climate responses to projected Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice loss
(a) Average vertical velocity in the upper-100m of the ocean in the control run. The white contours enclose the subduction zones, which we define to be < -6cm/year. (b) The response of mean sea level pressure [hPa] (shaded) and surface wind [m/s] (vectors) to Antarctic sea ice loss. (c) The response of the vertical Ekman velocity to Antarctic sea ice loss. Positive values indicate anomalous upwelling (Ekman suction) and negative values indicate anomalous downwelling (Ekman pumping). As in panel (a) the black contours enclose the subduction zones. (d) Same as panel (b) but for the atmosphere-only experiments.
