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| 21-24 July 2015 | RAPID - US AMOC International Science Meeting, Bristol, UK | Meeting website |
| 18-19 Sept 2014 | RAPID-AMOC meeting, London | Programme |
| 16-19 July 2013 | US AMOC - UK RAPID International Science Meeting, Baltimore, MD | BAMS Summary |
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RAPID - US AMOC International Science Meeting
21 - 24 July, Bristol, UK
The goal of this meeting is a holistic understanding of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) and its impacts on weather,
climate and ecosystems, in the past, present and future. Such a holistic understanding can only be achieved by comprehensive observations
(both present day and paleo), by the use of climate and earth system models, and by synthesizing observations and models.
Therefore, the meeting will seek to address the following themes:
- Characterising the AMOC - structure, variability, mechanisms and ocean response
- Impacts of the AMOC on the atmosphere, cryosphere, and land
- AMOC state estimation, predictability and prediction
- Novel approaches to pan-Atlantic observations, modelling, analysis and synthesis
More information on the meeting website
RAPID-AMOC meeting, 18-19 September, 2014
10 years of observations of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation: results from RAPID, surprises and future plans
The joint UK-US RAPID programme has been making observation of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) since April 2004. In 2014 RAPID attained the major milestone of 10 years of continuous observations of the AMOC. To mark this milestone, a day-and-a-half meeting was held in London, at Church House, on 18-19 September 2014.
The aims of the meetings were:
- to present the results from 10 years of observations
- to discuss progress made in understanding the AMOC and its role in climate
- to look forward to new studies, technological developments, and observations.
Invited speakers included Professor Ian Boyd (chief scientific adviser, Defra), Professor Susan Lozier (Duke University) and Professor Charles Eriksen (University of Washington). Download Detailed Programme (PDF)
