Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (IMAGE)

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation

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One parcel of water will take about 1,000 years to travel the full length of the AMOC.

 

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Illustration by Sara Levine | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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