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Climate models suggest Greenland’s snowmelt slows Atlantic circulation

Schematic diagram of the experiment. Credit: Qiyun Ma and Patrick Scholz Using climate models, a team of German and Chinese climate scientists has found evidence that freshwater input into the Irminger Basin will have the greatest impact on the Atlantic Meridional Circulation (AMOC) in the coming years. Their paper is published in the journal Science Advances. The AMOC is the…