The AMOC, Meridional Heat and Freshwater Transport at 26°N, and the role of Subtropical Mode Waters in Transport Variability

David Smeed1, Ryan H Smith2, William E Johns3, Darren Rayner1, Denis Volkov4, Shane Elipot3, Tillys Petit1, Jules Kajtar1, Yvonne Firing1, Brian A. King1, Elaine McDonagh5 and Ben I Moat1, (1)National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United Kingdom, (2)NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, Miami, United States, (3)University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, Miami, United States, (4)Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies Miami, Miami, FL, United States, (5)Norwegian Research Center (NORCE), Bergen, Norway