Fig. 8: Mean velocity (m s−1) and potential density (σ0, kg m−3) across Arctic-Atlantic Gateways sections (shown in Fig. 1). | Communications Earth & Environment

Fig. 8: Mean velocity (m s−1) and potential density (σ0, kg m−3) across Arctic-Atlantic Gateways sections (shown in Fig. 1).

From: Horizontal circulation across density surfaces contributes substantially to the long-term mean northern Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

Fig. 8

a, c, e Robust diagnostic calculation (RDC). b, d, f Control simulation (MODEL). a, b Section across the Fram Strait (FS) and Barents Sea Opening (BSO). c, d Section across 68°N in the Nordic Seas. e, f Section across the Greenland-Scotland Ridge (GSR, including English Channel). Thick dark red isopycnals denote the density level at which the maximum mean AMOC occurs in each section (28.0, 27.94, 27.72 kg m−3 in RDC, and 27.88, 27.82, 27.68 kg m−3 in MODEL for FS/BSO, 68°N, GSR respectively). The upper 1000 m in (a–d) is expanded.

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