<p>I have been taught that the changes in current were caused primarily by climate change but upon reading the conclusion of the paper named: "Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012" I am left baffled if climate change caused the change in the currents.</p>

<p>Citation for the paper : Smeed, D. A., McCarthy, G. D., Cunningham, S. A., Frajka-Williams, E., Rayner, D., Johns, W. E., Meinen, C. S., Baringer, M. O., Moat, B. I., Duchez, A., and Bryden, H. L.: Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012, Ocean Sci., 10, 29–38, <a href="https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-29-2014" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-29-2014</a>, 2014.</p>

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As @a_donda mentioned, a lot of work has been published. One of the outcomes of climate change is Arctic ice decline, which adds fresh water to the ocean, reduces ocean water density and suppresses convection / NADW formation. See this paper for a more detailed description: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0231.1
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Is the slowing down of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation a response to climate change?
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# Is the slowing down of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation a response to climate change?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-31)

I have been taught that the changes in current were caused primarily by climate change but upon reading the conclusion of the paper named: "Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012" I am left baffled if climate change caused the change in the currents.

Citation for the paper : Smeed, D. A., McCarthy, G. D., Cunningham, S. A., Frajka-Williams, E., Rayner, D., Johns, W. E., Meinen, C. S., Baringer, M. O., Moat, B. I., Duchez, A., and Bryden, H. L.: Observed decline of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation 2004–2012, Ocean Sci., 10, 29–38, <https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-29-2014>, 2014.

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> **username_1**: As @a_donda mentioned, a lot of work has been published. One of the outcomes of climate change is Arctic ice decline, which adds fresh water to the ocean, reduces ocean water density and suppresses convection / NADW formation. See this paper for a more detailed description: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0231.1  

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