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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation in a changing climate
For 20 years, an array of instruments strung across the North Atlantic has been monitoring the strength of one of the largest and most important systems of ocean currents in the world.
A wet and dull April
It will be no surprise for many to hear that April 2024 has been a wet month. In what has felt like an unsettled spring so far, the UK has had its sixth wettest April since the series began in 1836, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office.
Antarctic sea ice in 2023
Each year, from June-October, polar climate scientists from the Met Office produce a series of monthly sea ice briefings for the government and the general public. These briefings describe the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, compare how these relate to historic patterns, and, where possible, assess causes of unusual behaviour.
NEMO: a numerical ocean model
A numerical ocean model is a computer programme representing the equations of motion (momentum, conservation of mass and thermodynamics) for the ocean. The model stores each of the physical properties of the ocean (temperatures, salinities and currents) on a three-dimensional grid, writes Ana Aguiar.
One ocean, one climate
Our planet is covered in large part by water. Historically, the ocean was referred to as four oceans (Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic) or five if you included the Southern Ocean (around Antarctica).
Spring starts with a mild and wet March
Meteorological spring kicked off with a mild and wet month of weather for the UK, with southern areas particularly wet compared to average.
What’s the pollen outlook this year?
The Met Office launches this year’s Pollen Forecast today (Friday 22 March) which will run until mid-September.
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