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Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS array at 26N from 2004 to 2018
| Title |
Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) array at 26N from 2004 to 2018. |
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| Author(s) |
Smeed D. (1);
Moat B.I. (1);
Rayner D. (1);
Johns W.E. (2);
Baringer M.O. (3);
Volkov D.L. (3);
Frajka-Williams E. (1)
(1) National Oceanography Centre, Southampton; (2) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science; (3) NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory |
| Subject | elevation, oceans |
| Abstract |
The RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) programme has produced a continuous time series of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) at 26N that started in April 2004. This release of the time series extends the data to September 2018. The 26N AMOC time series is derived from measurements of temperature, salinity, pressure and water velocity from an array of moored instruments that extend from the east coast of the Bahamas to the continental shelf off Africa east of the Canary Islands. The AMOC calculation also uses estimates of the transport in the Florida Strait derived from sub-sea cable measurements calibrated by regular hydrographic cruises. The component of the AMOC associated with the wind driven Ekman layer is derived from satellite scatterometer measurements. This release of the data includes a document with a brief description of the calculation of the AMOC time series and references to more detailed description in published papers. The 26N AMOC time series and the data from the moored array are curated by the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC). The RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS programme is a joint effort between NERC in the UK (Principle Investigator David Smeed since 2012 and Stuart Cunningham from 2004 to 2012), NOAA (PIs Molly Baringer and Denis Volkov) and NSF (PI Prof. Bill Johns, Uni. Miami) in the USA. |
| Temporal coverage | 01 April 2004 - 03 September 2018 |
| Spatial coverage | North Atlantic Ocean, Straits of Florida, Atlantic Ocean, Northeast Atlantic Ocean (40W), Northwest Atlantic Ocean (40W) |
| File format | Network Common Data Form, Text or Plaintext |
| Language | English |
| Discovery metadata record | Link to the related European Directory of Marine Environmental Data (EDMED) record |
| Publisher | British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK |
| Publication date | 04 July 2019 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | doi:10.5285/8cd7e7bb-9a20-05d8-e053-6c86abc012c2 |
| Short DOI | doi:10/c72s |
| Supersedes | This dataset supersedes that published at |
| Citation text | Smeed D.; Moat B.I.; Rayner D.; Johns W.E.; Baringer M.O.; Volkov D.L.; Frajka-Williams E.(2019). Atlantic meridional overturning circulation observed by the RAPID-MOCHA-WBTS (RAPID-Meridional Overturning Circulation and Heatflux Array-Western Boundary Time Series) array at 26N from 2004 to 2018. British Oceanographic Data Centre, National Oceanography Centre, NERC, UK. doi:10/c72s. |
