Robust Weakening of the Gulf Stream During the Past Four Decades Observed in the Florida Straits
Robust Weakening of the Gulf Stream During the Past Four Decades Observed in the Florida Straits
We find with virtual certainty (probability P > 99%) that Gulf Stream volume transport through the Florida Straits declined by 1.2 ± 1.0 Sv in the past 40 years (95% credible interval). This significant trend has emerged from the data set only over the past ten years, the first unequivocal evidence for a recent multidecadal decline in this climate-relevant component of ocean circulation.
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