The AMOC or Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a large-scale circulation pattern in the ocean. It is responsible for northward transport of heat equivalent to 1 million power plants.
Fluctuations in the AMOC are responsible for changing the distribution of heat, carbon and other properties within the ocean, with knock-on effects for atmospheric circulation and climate.
Recent studies have suggested that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) may be on course for an abrupt shut down. EPOC scientists reflect on the scientific evidence.
How do scientists know how the ocean and climate has varied in the distant past when observations only go back 70 years or so? The answer is in the mud at the bottom of the ocean.
EPOC Newsletter #2 now out The second edition of the EPOC newsletter is now out. Catch up on our latest expeditions, research results and expert opinion on all things AMOC. Download PDF (1.5MB)
EPOC researchers pay a return visit to Grand Banks and Flemish Cap August 2024 sees EPOC researchers returning to the Grand Banks and Flemish Cap region to continue their data gathering mission in this oceanographically complex area off Newfoundland in the NW
EPOC research shows the Gulf Stream is wind-powered and could weaken from climate change Research led by EPOC researchers at University College London (UCL) reveals new evidence of changes to the Gulf Stream during the last ice age, which could indicate additional
Back from the deep! Article by Pete Brown (NOC), Sunke Trace-Kleeberg (U.Southampton) & Sara Fowell (NOC) As part of EPOC, first steps have been undertaken in understanding how new biogeochemical (BGC) sensors can contribute to and improve our understanding of the large-scale