Upper North Atlantic Deep Water Density Changes Drive AMOC Weakening at 26.5N and Influence Lower Branch Transport

Ivenis Pita, University of Miami, Miami, United States, Shane Elipot, University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, United States, William E Johns, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, United States, David Smeed, National Oceanography Center, Soton, Southampton, United Kingdom and Ben I Moat, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom