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Dr. Greg Huey
Summary Sentence: A seminar by Dr. Susan Lozier, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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S. Lozier AmendedA 21st Look at the Global Ocean Conveyor Belt
In 1800 Count Rumford ascertained the ocean's meridional overturning circulation from a single profile of ocean temperature constructed with the use of a rope, a wooden bucket and a rudimentary thermometer. Over two centuries later, data from floats, drifters and moorings deployed across the North Atlantic have transformed our understanding of the overturning circulation. In this talk I will discuss this transformation and focus on what we currently do and don't understand about the structure, variability and climatic impact of this well-known circulation feature.
