Speaker
Dr
Matthias Lankhorst
(Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Description
Most observational arrays that study the AMOC rely on the geostrophic method, by which a (small) number of measurements at endpoints of a section are used to infer the flow across the section. This is a necessity because measuring everywhere along the section is cost-prohibitive. Here, we will study a few different examples how the results from such applications have been validated using independent data. This helps identify and quantify the "weak spots" of the method, and supports a better understanding of overall measurement uncertainty.
| Topic | Value of AMOC observing – what have we learned? |
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Author
Dr
Matthias Lankhorst
(Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Co-author
Uwe Send
(Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
