This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Impacts of eastern Arctic Eurasian Basin water mass properties on the AMOC and Beaufort Sea Atlantic water layer.” by Wei and Zhang (2026). Wei and Zhang (2026) investigates how water mass properties in the eastern Eurasian Basin influence global ocean patterns... Continue Reading →
A 20-Year Record of the Subpolar AMOC: Key Findings from the SCOTIA Program
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “The Scotland-Canada overturning array (SCOTIA): twenty years of meridional overturning in the subpolar North Atlantic” by Fox et al. (2026). The SCOTIA observing array provides a new 20-year record of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) at subpolar latitudes from 2004 to 2024. By integrating mooring data, Argo... Continue Reading →
Four primary “engines” of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by Google Gemini Pro and NotebookLM, provide a brief summary of the four primary "engines" of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) based on Pickart et al. (2003), Chafik & Rossby (2019),, Lozier et al. (2019), Zou et al. (2020), Petit et al. (2020), Chafik et... Continue Reading →
The Tail Wags the Dog: How the ‘Quiet’ Labrador Sea Sets the Rhythm for a Critical Atlantic Current
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “An outsized role for the Labrador Sea in the multidecadal variability of the Atlantic overturning circulation” by Yeager et al. (2021). This research article by Yeager et al. (2021) utilizes high-resolution climate simulations to investigate the Labrador Sea's influence on long-term... Continue Reading →
Convection ≠ Overturning: Why Labrador Sea Convection Doesn’t Drive The AMOC
The oceanographic community is currently re-evaluating the Labrador Sea's role in maintaining the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). While historical estimates suggested a contribution of up to 9 Sv (Böning et al., 1996; Mauritzen and Häkkinen, 1999; Talley, 2003; Brandt et al., 2007), recent data from the Overturning in the Subpolar North Atlantic Program (OSNAP)... Continue Reading →
Surge of Fresh Water Paradoxically Strengthened the Labrador Sea Overturning Circulation
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Strengthening of Labrador Sea Overturning Linked to Subsurface Freshening Over Recent Decades” by Li et al. (2026). Introduction: The Ocean's Engine and a Long-Standing Puzzle The Atlantic Ocean is home to a vast, powerful system of currents often called the "ocean's... Continue Reading →
Rethinking the AMOC Variability: Why the Irminger Sea—Not the Labrador Sea—Is the True Center of Action
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Irminger Sea Is the Center of Action for Subpolar AMOC Variability” by Chafik et al. (2022). Summary: Chafik et al. (2022) identified the Irminger Sea as the primary "center of action" for driving fluctuations in the subpolar Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation... Continue Reading →
A Collapse Of The AMOC Would Drastically Alter Global Monsoons
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Impacts of AMOC Collapse on Monsoon Rainfall: A Multi‐Model Comparison” by Ben-Yami et al. (2024). Summary: Ben-Yami et al. (2024) analyzes how a potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) would drastically alter tropical monsoon rainfall patterns worldwide. By... Continue Reading →
The Global Ocean Engine Is Shifting Gears
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Human-induced changes in the global meridional overturning circulation are emerging from the Southern Ocean” by Lee et al. (2023). For decades, the story of the ocean's circulation in a warming world seemed straightforward. We have a clear picture of the "Global... Continue Reading →
In Future Scenarios Where CO2 increases are Halted Sooner, the AMOC Gradually Recovers
This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Noise-induced tipping of Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under climate mitigation scenarios” by Oh et al. (2025). It’s a hopeful and seemingly logical assumption: if humanity manages to stop increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere, the climate system will gradually stabilize and... Continue Reading →
