The AMOC Stayed Strong Even as a Major Ocean "Lifeline" Nearly Shut Down The discovery that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) maintained its strength despite a significant weakening of Agulhas Leakage is a surprising finding.
For decades, scientists have relied on the idea that this leakage, which carries warm, salty water from the Indian Ocean into the Atlantic, was crucial for sustaining the AMOC. A new study led by Dr.
Suning Hou and an international team of researchers used ancient sediments collected from the Agulhas Plateau off the coast of South Africa to reconstruct past behavior of the AMOC.