Atlantic Current

Atlantic operates a large system of ocean currents, circulating the waters between the north and the south. 

Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current: ensures the oceans are continually mixed, and heat and energy are distributed around Earth. 

What is Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current?

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is the zonally-integrated component of surface and deep currents in the Atlantic Ocean. 

It is characterized by a northward flow of warm, salty water in the upper layers of the Atlantic, and a southward flow of colder, deep waters that are part of the thermohaline circulation. 

These "limbs" are linked by regions of overturning in the Nordic and Labrador Seas and the Southern Ocean. The AMOC is an important component of the Earth's climate system, and is a result of both atmospheric and thermohaline drivers.

Issue

• For the last 15 years scientists are saying that AMOC may cause drastic consequences on global climate. 
• However, a new study suggests that AMOC is getting help from the Indian Ocean. 
• Warming of ocean is causing the Indian Ocean a series of cascading effects that is providing AMOC a "jump start”.