The RAPID Challenge
Observing changes in the AMOC is important for understanding decadal climate variability and change. The RAPID array across the Atlantic at 26°N has now observed the AMOC continuously since 2004 and revealed greater variability than expected.
Low AMOC events in 2009-10 and 2010-11 coincided with cold winters in Europe and suggest a previously unsuspected role for the AMOC in climate variability. The data to September 2018 show a possible recovery of the AMOC strength since the 2009 low, but the time series is too short to draw strong conclusions about the reasons for this. Paper in Ocean Science
The 26N project has been selected for The Oceanography Society (TOS) inaugural award for Innovation and Excellence in sustained ocean observing for scientific and practical applications. More information about the award on the TOS website
The RAPID Challenge