Earth scientists reveal how Atlantic Ocean circulation has changed over the past 12,000 years

Using geochemical analyses of marine sediments, researchers have been able to quantitatively reconstruct the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation over the past 12,000 years. The international research team, led by scientists from Heidelberg University and the University of Bern (Switzerland), is the first to calculate the large-scale circulation patterns of the Holocene. Their reconstruction shows that, while the AMOC experienced natural fluctuations over millennia, it remained stable for long periods of time.